diff --git a/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch b/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch
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index 00000000000000..2b22a07991f068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+remove the niri-session, as that's a systemd-only binary. replace with niri --session which automatically adds envs.
+--
+--- a/resources/niri.desktop
++++ b/resources/niri.desktop
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ [Desktop Entry]
+ Name=Niri
+ Comment=A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
+-Exec=niri-session
++Exec=/usr/bin/niri --session
+ Type=Application
+ DesktopNames=niri
diff --git a/srcpkgs/niri/template b/srcpkgs/niri/template
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index 00000000000000..9af1ff19698838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/niri/template
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Template file for 'niri'
+pkgname=niri
+version=0.1.9
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+configure_args="--no-default-features --features xdp-gnome-screencast"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="eudev-libudev-devel libxkbcommon-devel libinput-devel libdisplay-info-devel pipewire-devel pango-devel libseat-devel clang libgbm-devel"
+depends="eudev-libudev libxkbcommon libinput libpipewire pango libseat libgbm libdisplay-info"
+short_desc="Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor"
+maintainer="joetroll <joetroll@proton.me>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri"
+changelog="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=70427efcde50a9d262c341befbd4df4e24557afd8311753bf912a4be1bf243a7
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	export RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+crt-static'
+fi
+
+post_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/share/wayland-sessions
+	vmkdir usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
+	vcopy resources/niri.desktop usr/share/wayland-sessions
+	vcopy resources/niri-portals.conf usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
+}