diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde.scm b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
index 2718acac9a..cf0305c355 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages algebra)
   #:use-module (gnu packages apr)
   #:use-module (gnu packages audio)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages backup)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
   #:use-module (gnu packages boost)
   #:use-module (gnu packages code)
@@ -79,6 +80,56 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))
 
+(define-public ark
+  (package
+    (name "ark")
+    (version "20.04.1")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://kde/stable/release-service/" version
+                                  "/src/ark-" version ".tar.xz"))
+
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0g5bfa1lc7mhrc2ngd4ldf33dpwr7gqrj95kp897pf632wwj23iw"))))
+    (build-system qt-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #f
+       #:configure-flags
+       (list "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF")))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("extra-cmake-modules" ,extra-cmake-modules)
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("kdoctools" ,kdoctools)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("breeze-icons" ,breeze-icons)
+       ("kdbusaddons" ,kdbusaddons)
+       ("kitemmodels" ,kitemmodels)
+       ("kparts" ,kparts)
+       ("kpty" ,kpty)
+       ("karchive" ,karchive)
+       ("kconfig" ,kconfig)
+       ("kcrash" ,kcrash)
+       ("khtml" ,khtml)
+       ("ki18n" ,ki18n)
+       ("kio" ,kio)
+       ("qtbase" ,qtbase)
+       ("libarchive" ,libarchive)
+       ("libzip" ,libzip)
+       ("p7zip" ,p7zip)
+       ("zip" ,zip)
+       ;; ("unar" ,unar)
+       ("unzip" ,unzip)
+       ("lrzip" ,lrzip)
+       ("lzop" ,lzop)
+       ("zstd" ,zstd)
+       ("zlib" ,zlib)))
+    (home-page "https://apps.kde.org/en/ark")
+    (synopsis "Archiving Tool")
+    (description "Graphical file compression/decompression utility with support
+for multiple formats.")
+    (license license:gpl2+)))
+
 (define-public baloo-widgets
   (package
     (name "baloo-widgets")