diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7b418a4089..c6861b3182 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -27131,6 +27131,43 @@ Desktop Services
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@defvar kwallet-service-type
+This is the type of the service that adds the
+@uref{https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwallet-pam, KWallet keyring}.  Its
+value is a @code{kwallet-configuration} object (see below).  Note that,
+contrary to @code{gnome-desktop-service-type},
+@code{plasma-desktop-service-type} does not include this service.
+
+This service adds the @code{kwallet-pam} package to the system profile
+and extends PAM with entries using @code{pam_kwallet5.so},
+unlocking a user's login keyring when they log in or setting its
+password with passwd.
+@end defvar
+
+@deftp {Data Type} kwallet-configuration
+Configuration record for the KWallet Keyring service.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{keyring} (default: @code{kwallet-pam})
+The KWallet keyring package to use.
+
+@item @code{pam-services}
+A list of @code{(@var{service} . @var{kind})} pairs denoting PAM
+services to extend, where @var{service} is the name of an existing
+service to extend and @var{kind} is one of @code{login} or
+@code{passwd}.
+
+If @code{login} is given, it adds an optional
+@code{pam_kwallet5.so} to the auth block without arguments and to
+the session block with @code{auto_start}.  If @code{passwd} is given, it
+adds an optional @code{pam_kwallet5.so} to the password block
+without arguments.
+
+By default, this field contains ``sddm'' with the value @code{login}
+and ``passwd'' is with the value @code{passwd}.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
 @defvar seatd-service-type
 @uref{https://sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd/, seatd} is a minimal seat
 management daemon.
diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index a586746cc5..a3cbf3f397 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ (define-module (gnu services desktop)
             gnome-keyring-configuration?
             gnome-keyring-service-type
 
+            kwallet-configuration
+            kwallet-configuration?
+            kwallet-service-type
+
             seatd-configuration
             seatd-service-type
 
@@ -2148,6 +2152,63 @@ (define enlightenment-desktop-service-type
 thumbnails and privileges the programs which enlightenment needs to function
 as expected.")))
 
+
+;;;
+;;; kwallet-service-type
+;;;
+
+(define-record-type* <kwallet-configuration> kwallet-configuration
+  make-kwallet-configuration
+  kwallet-configuration?
+  (wallet kwallet-package (default kwallet-pam))
+  (pam-services kwallet-pam-services (default '(("sddm" . login)
+                                                ("passwd" . passwd)))))
+
+(define (pam-kwallet config)
+  (match config
+    (#f '())                          ;explicitly disabled by user
+    (_
+     (define (%pam-keyring-entry . arguments)
+       (pam-entry
+        (control "optional")
+        (module (file-append (kwallet-package config)
+                             "/lib/security/pam_kwallet5.so"))
+        (arguments arguments)))
+
+     (list
+      (pam-extension
+       (transformer
+        (lambda (service)
+          (case (assoc-ref (kwallet-pam-services config)
+                           (pam-service-name service))
+            ((login)
+             (pam-service
+              (inherit service)
+              (auth (append (pam-service-auth service)
+                            (list (%pam-keyring-entry))))
+              (session (append (pam-service-session service)
+                               (list (%pam-keyring-entry "auto_start"))))))
+            ((passwd)
+             (pam-service
+              (inherit service)
+              (password (append (pam-service-password service)
+                                (list (%pam-keyring-entry))))))
+            (else service)))))))))
+
+;; TODO: consider integrating service in `<plasma-desktop-configuration>' as
+;; done in `<gnome-desktop-configuration>'. This requires rewritting the
+;; `<plasma-desktop-service-type>' as done for `<gnome-desktop-service-type>'.
+(define kwallet-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (name 'kwallet)
+   (extensions (list
+                (service-extension pam-root-service-type pam-kwallet)))
+   (default-value (kwallet-configuration))
+   (description "Return a service, that extends PAM with entries using
+@code{pam_kwallet5.so}, unlocking a user's login keyring when they log in or
+setting its password with passwd.")))
+
+
 ;;;
 ;;; KDE Plasma desktop service.
 ;;;
