diff --git a/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/Makefile b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/Makefile
index 6685a02e253f..f49e8fca56e0 100644
--- a/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/Makefile
@@ -1,55 +1,61 @@
 PORTNAME=	kwin
 DISTVERSION=	${KDE_PLASMA_VERSION}
 CATEGORIES=	x11-wm kde kde-plasma
 
 COMMENT=	Easy to use, but flexible, Wayland Compositor
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/linux/input.h:devel/evdev-proto \
 		hwdata>0:misc/hwdata \
 		wayland-protocols>0:graphics/wayland-protocols
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdisplay-info.so:sysutils/libdisplay-info \
 		libdrm.so:graphics/libdrm \
 		libepoxy.so:graphics/libepoxy \
 		libinput.so:x11/libinput \
 		liblcms2.so:graphics/lcms2 \
 		libpipewire-0.3.so:multimedia/pipewire \
 		libqaccessibilityclient-qt6.so:accessibility/libqaccessibilityclient@qt6 \
 		libudev.so:devel/libudev-devd \
 		libwayland-client.so:graphics/wayland \
 		libxcb-icccm.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
 		libxcvt.so:x11/libxcvt \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon
 RUN_DEPENDS=	hwdata>0:misc/hwdata \
 		Xwayland:x11-servers/xwayland
 
 USES=		cmake gettext gl kde:6 pkgconfig python qt:6 shebangfix tar:xz \
 		xorg
 USE_GL=		egl gbm gl opengl
 USE_KDE=	auth colorscheme config \
 		coreaddons crash dbusaddons decoration \
 		globalaccel globalacceld guiaddons holidays i18n idletime kcmutils \
 		kdeclarative knighttime kpipewire kscreenlocker libplasma newstuff \
 		notifications package runner service svg wayland widgetsaddons \
 		windowsystem xmlgui \
 		ecm:build plasma-wayland-protocols:build \
 		aurorae:run breeze:run
 USE_QT=		base declarative multimedia sensors tools wayland
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xcb xext xi
 
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/kwin-wayland
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 SHEBANG_FILES=	src/plugins/strip-effect-metadata.py
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	theseus-ship # bin/kwin_wayland
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		EI
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	EI
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 EI_DESC=		Emulated input for Wayland
 EI_LIB_DEPENDS=		libei.so:x11/libei
 EI_CMAKE_BOOL=		KWIN_BUILD_EIS
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} < 1500050
+LIB_DEPENDS+=	libinotify.so.0:devel/libinotify
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f7e264c246b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-03-03 09:32:10 UTC
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ add_feature_info(libevdev libevdev_FOUND "Required for
+ pkg_check_modules(libevdev IMPORTED_TARGET libevdev)
+ add_feature_info(libevdev libevdev_FOUND "Required for game controller support")
+ 
++find_package(Inotify)
++set_package_properties(Inotify PROPERTIES
++    TYPE REQUIRED
++    PURPOSE "Required for game controller support"
++)
++
+ ecm_find_qmlmodule(QtQuick 2.3)
+ ecm_find_qmlmodule(QtQuick.Controls 2.15)
+ ecm_find_qmlmodule(QtQuick.Layouts 1.3)
diff --git a/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-src_plugins_gamecontroller_CMakeLists.txt b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-src_plugins_gamecontroller_CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2757065beea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-wm/plasma6-kwin/files/patch-src_plugins_gamecontroller_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- src/plugins/gamecontroller/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-03-03 09:32:10 UTC
++++ src/plugins/gamecontroller/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ target_link_libraries(gamecontroller PRIVATE
+     UDev::UDev
+     PkgConfig::libevdev
+     XKB::XKB
++    ${Inotify_LIBRARIES}
+ )
+