diff --git a/sysutils/qtpass/Makefile b/sysutils/qtpass/Makefile
index f57cc78dec51..130b0cce436f 100644
--- a/sysutils/qtpass/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/qtpass/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	qtpass
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.4.0
+DISTVERSION=	1.8.0
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	brouwer@annejan.com
 COMMENT=	Qt GUI for pass, the standard unix password manager
 WWW=		https://qtpass.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	pass:sysutils/password-store
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cpe gl qmake:outsource qt:5 xorg
+USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe gl qmake:outsource qt:6
+CPE_VENDOR=	ijhack
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
-GH_ACCOUNT=	IJhack
+GH_ACCOUNT=	IJHack
 GH_PROJECT=	QtPass
-USE_GL=		gl
-USE_QT=		core gui network testlib widgets buildtools:build linguisttools:build
-CPE_VENDOR=	ijhack
-
-# Create a desktop entry for the port.
-DESKTOP_ENTRIES=	"QtPass" "" \
-			"${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/qtpass.png" \
-			"${PREFIX}/bin/qtpass" \
-			"Security;Utility;" true
+USE_GL=		opengl
+USE_QT=		base tools:build svg:run translations:run
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/qtpass \
+		share/applications/qtpass.desktop \
 		share/pixmaps/qtpass.png
 
-# Fix build with Qt 5.13
-pre-build:
-	cd ${WRKSRC}/localization && ${LRELEASE} *ts
+post-patch:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|g' \
+			${WRKSRC}/qtpass.desktop
 
-# Install the icon of the port.
+# Install the icon and desktop file of the port.
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/artwork/icon.png \
 			${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/qtpass.png
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/qtpass.desktop \
+			${STAGEDIR}${DESKTOPDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/qtpass/distinfo b/sysutils/qtpass/distinfo
index 894f8c60ccd5..79583407785e 100644
--- a/sysutils/qtpass/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/qtpass/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1699037711
-SHA256 (IJhack-QtPass-v1.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 9abe9cde35a412b26b6376a5e8996dfeeeb5910fe6a723b78bcf954656fca0e6
-SIZE (IJhack-QtPass-v1.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 581368
+TIMESTAMP = 1789340036
+SHA256 (IJHack-QtPass-v1.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 0907e2a7d362dac0c45989aee88afc811eb3777e4007f4a0fdcbd7292b9a98c1
+SIZE (IJHack-QtPass-v1.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1697091
diff --git a/sysutils/qtpass/files/patch-qtpass.desktop b/sysutils/qtpass/files/patch-qtpass.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eee79389ca2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/qtpass/files/patch-qtpass.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- qtpass.desktop.orig	2026-09-13 20:19:54 UTC
++++ qtpass.desktop
+@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Comment[zh_CN]=标准 Unix 密码存储的图形界面
+ Comment[ru]=Графический интерфейс для стандартного Unix-хранилища паролей
+ Comment[sv]=Grafiskt gränssnitt för det standardiserade Unix-lösenordslagret
+ Comment[zh_CN]=标准 Unix 密码存储的图形界面
+-Exec=qtpass
+-Icon=qtpass-icon
++Exec=%%PREFIX%%/bin/qtpass
++Icon=%%PREFIX%%/share/pixmaps/qtpass.png
+ Terminal=false
+ Categories=Security;Utility;
+ Keywords=Password;Manager;Qt;
diff --git a/sysutils/qtpass/pkg-descr b/sysutils/qtpass/pkg-descr
index 3f8b331c6c80..7e0e350bdf84 100644
--- a/sysutils/qtpass/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/qtpass/pkg-descr
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-GUI for pass, the standard UNIX password manager.
+QtPass is a multi-platform GUI for pass, the standard Unix password manager.
+Each password lives in its own GnuPG-encrypted file in ~/.password-store, so
+QtPass shares the store with the pass command line and with every other pass
+client, and keeps history and synchronisation in git.
+
+QtPass can drive the pass script or talk to gpg and git directly, supports
+multi-key and multi-recipient encryption with per-folder recipients, OpenPGP
+smartcards and other external tokens, generates passwords with pwgen or its
+own generator, shows QR codes for entries, and generates TOTP one-time codes
+from otpauth:// entries without extra tools.