diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/he/helvum/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/he/helvum/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0815bab941e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/he/helvum/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cargo,
+  desktop-file-utils,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  glib,
+  gtk4,
+  libadwaita,
+  meson,
+  ninja,
+  pipewire,
+  pkg-config,
+  rustPlatform,
+  rustc,
+  stdenv,
+  wrapGAppsHook4,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "helvum";
+  version = "0.5.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
+    owner = "pipewire";
+    repo = "helvum";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-9vlzLPpyZ9qtCEbCDvYhWDcV+8T63ukdos1l2U6fD+E=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit pname version src;
+    hash = "sha256-rwhhbEaUg7IiszmJUFh4vQV7cYyyh3tqr1z4QgmwIDY=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+    cargo
+    rustc
+    rustPlatform.bindgenHook
+    wrapGAppsHook4
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    desktop-file-utils
+    glib
+    gtk4
+    libadwaita
+    pipewire
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "GTK patchbay for pipewire";
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/helvum";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fufexan ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "helvum";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c498269dad821..c742dc0a77723 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ mapAliases {
   haxe_4_0 = throw "'haxe_4_0' has been removed as it reached its end of life. Migrate to 'haxe_4_3'.";
   haxe_4_1 = throw "'haxe_4_1' has been removed as it reached its end of life. Migrate to 'haxe_4_3'.";
   helix-gpt = throw "helix-gpt was deprecated in January 2026 and has been since removed"; # Added 2026-02-05
-  helvum = throw "'helvum' has been removed as it was unmaintained upstream and relied on a vulnerable dependency. Consider using 'crosspipe' instead."; # Added 2026-03-04
   HentaiAtHome = throw "'HentaiAtHome' has been renamed to/replaced by 'hentai-at-home'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   hiawatha = throw "hiawatha has been removed, since it is no longer actively supported upstream, nor well maintained in nixpkgs"; # Added 2025-09-10
   hibernate = throw "hibernate has been removed due to lack of maintenance"; # Added 2025-09-10