diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 1b04485422..01ab967148 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/tuxpaint-stamps-path.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/txr-shell.patch				\
   %D%/packages/patches/u-boot-fix-mkimage-header-verification.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/udiskie-no-appindicator.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/unzip-CVE-2014-8139.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/unzip-CVE-2014-8140.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/unzip-CVE-2014-8141.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index b18d71cb98..2574153cef 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Stefan Stefanović <stefanx2ovic@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Reza Alizadeh Majd <r.majd@pantherx.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv@posteo.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages polkit)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-crypto)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages valgrind)
@@ -1439,3 +1441,64 @@ encoding names are iconv-compatible.")
     ;; This combines code under MPL 1.1, LGPL 2.1+, and GPL 2.0+, so the
     ;; combination is GPL 2.0+.
     (license license:gpl2+)))
+
+(define-public udiskie
+  (package
+    (name "udiskie")
+    (version "1.7.7")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "udiskie" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "121g9dkr7drv9igpdbcbkj59x15mm72rzp3198bp50zj0lr4wbvi"))
+       ;; Remove support for the libappindicator library of the
+       ;; Unity desktop environment which is not in Guix.
+       (patches (search-patches "udiskie-no-appindicator.patch"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("asciidoc" ,asciidoc)
+       ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
+       ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection)
+       ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
+       ("libnotify" ,libnotify)
+       ("udisks" ,udisks)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-docopt" ,python-docopt)
+       ("python-pygobject" ,python-pygobject)
+       ("python-keyutils" ,python-keyutils)
+       ("python-pyxdg" ,python-pyxdg)
+       ("python-pyyaml" ,python-pyyaml)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'install 'wrap-gi-typelib
+           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                   (gi-typelib-path (getenv "GI_TYPELIB_PATH")))
+               (wrap-program (string-append out "/bin/udiskie")
+                 `("GI_TYPELIB_PATH" ":" prefix (,gi-typelib-path))))
+             #t)))))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/coldfix/udiskie")
+    (synopsis "Automounter for removable media")
+    (description
+     "The @command{udiskie} program is a udisks2 front-end that allows to
+manage removable media such as CDs or flash drives from userspace.
+
+Its features include:
+
+@itemize
+@item automount removable media,
+@item notifications,
+@item tray icon,
+@item command line tools for manual (un)mounting,
+@item LUKS encrypted devices,
+@item unlocking with keyfiles,
+@item loop devices (mounting ISO archives),
+@item password caching.
+@end itemize
+")
+    (license license:expat)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/udiskie-no-appindicator.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/udiskie-no-appindicator.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c19099cdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/udiskie-no-appindicator.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+Remove the support for Unity's appindicator.
+
+diff -Naur udiskie-1.7.7/completions/_udiskie udiskie-1.7.7a/completions/_udiskie
+--- udiskie-1.7.7/completions/_udiskie	2019-02-17 18:28:58.000000000 +0100
++++ udiskie-1.7.7a/completions/_udiskie	2019-10-29 14:21:04.556193639 +0100
+@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
+     '(-a)'{-A,--no-automount}"[disable automounting]"
+     '(-N)'{-n,--notify}"[show popup notifications]"
+     '(-n)'{-N,--no-notify}"[disable notifications]"
+-    '(--no-appindicator)'--appindicator"[use appindicator for status icon]"
+-    '(--appindicator)'--no-appindicator"[don't use appindicator]"
+     '(-T -s)'{-t,--tray}"[show tray icon]"
+     '(-T -t)'{-s,--smart-tray}"[auto hide tray icon]"
+     '(-t -s)'{-T,--no-tray}"[disable tray icon]"
+diff -Naur udiskie-1.7.7/doc/udiskie.8.txt udiskie-1.7.7a/doc/udiskie.8.txt
+--- udiskie-1.7.7/doc/udiskie.8.txt	2019-02-17 18:28:58.000000000 +0100
++++ udiskie-1.7.7a/doc/udiskie.8.txt	2019-10-29 14:21:52.304570344 +0100
+@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@
+ *-F, \--no-file-manager*::
+ 	Disable browsing.
+ 
+-*-appindicator*::
+-	Use AppIndicator3 for the status icon. Use this on Ubuntu/Unity if no icon is shown.
+-
+-*--no-appindicator*::
+-	Use Gtk.StatusIcon for the status icon (default).
+-
+ *--password-cache MINUTES*::
+ 	Cache passwords for LUKS partitions and set the timeout.
+ 
+diff -Naur udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie/appindicator.py udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie/appindicator.py
+--- udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie/appindicator.py	2019-02-17 18:28:58.000000000 +0100
++++ udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie/appindicator.py	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
+-"""
+-Status icon using AppIndicator3.
+-"""
+-
+-from gi.repository import Gtk
+-from gi.repository import AppIndicator3
+-
+-from udiskie.async_ import Async
+-
+-
+-class AppIndicatorIcon(object):
+-
+-    """
+-    Show status icon using AppIndicator as backend. Replaces
+-    `udiskie.tray.StatusIcon` on ubuntu/unity.
+-    """
+-
+-    def __init__(self, menumaker, _icons):
+-        self._maker = menumaker
+-        self._menu = Gtk.Menu()
+-        self._indicator = AppIndicator3.Indicator.new(
+-            'udiskie',
+-            _icons.get_icon_name('media'),
+-            AppIndicator3.IndicatorCategory.HARDWARE)
+-        self._indicator.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.PASSIVE)
+-        self._indicator.set_menu(self._menu)
+-        # Get notified before menu is shown, see:
+-        # https://bugs.launchpad.net/screenlets/+bug/522152/comments/15
+-        dbusmenuserver = self._indicator.get_property('dbus-menu-server')
+-        self._dbusmenuitem = dbusmenuserver.get_property('root-node')
+-        self._conn = self._dbusmenuitem.connect('about-to-show', self._on_show)
+-        self.task = Async()
+-        menumaker._quit_action = self.destroy
+-        # Populate menu initially, so libdbusmenu does not ignore the
+-        # 'about-to-show':
+-        self._maker(self._menu)
+-
+-    def destroy(self):
+-        self.show(False)
+-        self._dbusmenuitem.disconnect(self._conn)
+-        self.task.callback()
+-
+-    @property
+-    def visible(self):
+-        status = self._indicator.get_status()
+-        return status == AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE
+-
+-    def show(self, show=True):
+-        if show == self.visible:
+-            return
+-        status = (AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE if show else
+-                  AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.PASSIVE)
+-        self._indicator.set_status(status)
+-
+-    def _on_show(self, menu):
+-        # clear menu:
+-        for item in self._menu.get_children():
+-            self._menu.remove(item)
+-        # repopulate:
+-        self._maker(self._menu)
+-        self._menu.show_all()
+diff -Naur udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie/cli.py udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie/cli.py
+--- udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie/cli.py	2019-02-17 18:28:58.000000000 +0100
++++ udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie/cli.py	2019-10-29 14:18:22.678919186 +0100
+@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@
+         -T, --no-tray                           Disable tray icon
+         -m MENU, --menu MENU                    Tray menu [flat/nested]
+ 
+-        --appindicator                          Use appindicator for status icon
+-        --no-appindicator                       Don't use appindicator
+-
+         --password-cache MINUTES                Set password cache timeout
+         --no-password-cache                     Disable password cache
+ 
+@@ -400,7 +397,6 @@
+         'notify': True,
+         'tray': False,
+         'menu': 'flat',
+-        'appindicator': False,
+         'file_manager': 'xdg-open',
+         'password_prompt': 'builtin:gui',
+         'password_cache': False,
+@@ -415,7 +411,6 @@
+             '--no-tray': False,
+             '--smart-tray': 'auto'}),
+         'menu': Value('--menu'),
+-        'appindicator': Switch('appindicator'),
+         'file_manager': OptionalValue('--file-manager'),
+         'password_prompt': OptionalValue('--password-prompt'),
+         'password_cache': OptionalValue('--password-cache'),
+@@ -541,11 +536,7 @@
+             raise ValueError("Invalid menu: %s" % (options['menu'],))
+ 
+         menu_maker = udiskie.tray.UdiskieMenu(self, icons, actions, flat)
+-        if options['appindicator']:
+-            import udiskie.appindicator
+-            TrayIcon = udiskie.appindicator.AppIndicatorIcon
+-        else:
+-            TrayIcon = udiskie.tray.TrayIcon
++        TrayIcon = udiskie.tray.TrayIcon
+         trayicon = TrayIcon(menu_maker, icons)
+         return udiskie.tray.UdiskieStatusIcon(trayicon, menu_maker, smart)
+ 
+diff -Naur udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie.egg-info/SOURCES.txt udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+--- udiskie-1.7.7/udiskie.egg-info/SOURCES.txt	2019-02-17 19:42:25.000000000 +0100
++++ udiskie-1.7.7a/udiskie.egg-info/SOURCES.txt	2019-10-29 14:40:09.333315287 +0100
+@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
+ test/test_cache.py
+ test/test_match.py
+ udiskie/__init__.py
+-udiskie/appindicator.py
+ udiskie/async_.py
+ udiskie/automount.py
+ udiskie/cache.py
+@@ -46,4 +45,4 @@
+ udiskie.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+ udiskie.egg-info/entry_points.txt
+ udiskie.egg-info/requires.txt
+-udiskie.egg-info/top_level.txt
+\ Pas de fin de ligne à la fin du fichier
++udiskie.egg-info/top_level.txt
