diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 73556cc184..43765836b4 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-absolute-shlib-path.patch \
   %D%/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-cc.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-girepository.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/goldendict-remove-check-for-update.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/go-skip-gc-test.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gpm-glibc-2.26.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gpodder-disable-updater.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/dictionaries.scm b/gnu/packages/dictionaries.scm
index 5ca9e128ff..79b10ed9ac 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dictionaries.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dictionaries.scm
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xiph)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages libreoffice)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages image)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages textutils)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages video)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml))
 
 
@@ -398,6 +405,69 @@ intelligible and easily correctable.")
     (license (list license:gpl2 ; main license
                    license:expat)))) ; utf8/*
 
+(define-public goldendict
+  (package
+    (name "goldendict")
+    (version "2021-06-12")
+    (source
+     (origin
+      (method git-fetch)
+      (uri (git-reference
+            (url "https://github.com/goldendict/goldendict.git")
+            (commit "57c4c33780d1fb20156ca2f819de62bfb974b867")))
+      (sha256
+       (base32 "0d4swrkqv9q1b1zp5z7c36yv9skdsfsbyfynv2nxclhg1ra87svp"))
+      (patches (search-patches "goldendict-remove-check-for-update.patch"))
+      (modules '((guix build utils)))
+      (snippet '(begin
+                  (for-each delete-file-recursively
+                            '("winlibs" "maclibs"))
+                  #t))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'configure
+           (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (invoke "qmake" "goldendict.pro"
+                     "CONFIG+=no_epwing_support"
+                     "CONFIG+=chinese_conversion_support"
+                     "QMAKE_LRELEASE=lrelease"
+                     (string-append "PREFIX="
+                                    (assoc-ref outputs "out"))))))))
+
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("qttools" ,qttools)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("ao" ,ao)
+       ("bzip2" ,bzip2)
+       ("hunspell" ,hunspell)
+       ("ffmpeg" ,ffmpeg)
+       ("libtiff" ,libtiff)
+       ("libvorbis" ,libvorbis)
+       ("libxtst" ,libxtst)
+       ("opencc" ,opencc)
+       ("qtx11extras" ,qtx11extras)
+       ("qtbase" ,qtbase)
+       ("qtmultimedia" ,qtmultimedia)
+       ("qtsvg" ,qtsvg)
+       ("qttools" ,qttools)
+       ("qtwebkit" ,qtwebkit)
+       ("qtwebview" ,qtwebview)
+       ("lzo" ,lzo)
+       ("x11proto-record-x11" ,xproto)
+       ("zlib" ,zlib)))
+    (synopsis "Feature-rich dictionary lookup program")
+    (description
+     "GoldenDict is a feature-rich dictionary lookup program,
+supporting multiple dictionary formats (StarDict, Babylon, Lingvo, Dictd, AARD,
+MDict, SDict) and online dictionaries, featuring perfect article rendering with
+the complete markup, illustrations and other content retained, and allowing you
+to type in words without any accents or correct case.")
+    (home-page "http://goldendict.org/")
+    (license license:gpl3+)))
+
 (define-public sdcv
   (package
     (name "sdcv")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/goldendict-remove-check-for-update.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/goldendict-remove-check-for-update.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84d9b1767e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/goldendict-remove-check-for-update.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/217b221/pkgs/applications/misc/goldendict/0001-dont-check-for-updates.patch
+Disable calling home for updates.
+
+diff --git i/config.cc w/config.cc
+index 04b63f5..7a453d9 100644
+--- i/config.cc
++++ w/config.cc
+@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences():
+   pronounceOnLoadPopup( false ),
+   useInternalPlayer( InternalPlayerBackend::anyAvailable() ),
+   internalPlayerBackend( InternalPlayerBackend::defaultBackend() ),
+-  checkForNewReleases( true ),
++  checkForNewReleases( false ),
+   disallowContentFromOtherSites( false ),
+   enableWebPlugins( false ),
+   hideGoldenDictHeader( false ),
+@@ -867,8 +867,8 @@ Class load() THROW_SPEC( exError )
+       c.preferences.proxyServer.systemProxyPassword = proxy.namedItem( "systemProxyPassword" ).toElement().text();
+     }
+
+-    if ( !preferences.namedItem( "checkForNewReleases" ).isNull() )
+-      c.preferences.checkForNewReleases = ( preferences.namedItem( "checkForNewReleases" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
++    //if ( !preferences.namedItem( "checkForNewReleases" ).isNull() )
++    //  c.preferences.checkForNewReleases = ( preferences.namedItem( "checkForNewReleases" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
+
+     if ( !preferences.namedItem( "disallowContentFromOtherSites" ).isNull() )
+       c.preferences.disallowContentFromOtherSites = ( preferences.namedItem( "disallowContentFromOtherSites" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
+@@ -1819,9 +1819,9 @@ void save( Class const & c ) THROW_SPEC( exError )
+       proxy.appendChild( opt );
+     }
+
+-    opt = dd.createElement( "checkForNewReleases" );
+-    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.checkForNewReleases ? "1" : "0" ) );
+-    preferences.appendChild( opt );
++    //opt = dd.createElement( "checkForNewReleases" );
++    //opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.checkForNewReleases ? "1" : "0" ) );
++    //preferences.appendChild( opt );
+
+     opt = dd.createElement( "disallowContentFromOtherSites" );
+     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.disallowContentFromOtherSites ? "1" : "0" ) );
+diff --git i/preferences.cc w/preferences.cc
+index 72c3147..7e48f00 100644
+--- i/preferences.cc
++++ w/preferences.cc
+@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences( QWidget * parent, Config::Class & cfg_ ):
+            this, SLOT( customProxyToggled( bool ) ) );
+
+   ui.checkForNewReleases->setChecked( p.checkForNewReleases );
++  ui.checkForNewReleases->setEnabled( false );
+   ui.disallowContentFromOtherSites->setChecked( p.disallowContentFromOtherSites );
+   ui.enableWebPlugins->setChecked( p.enableWebPlugins );
+   ui.hideGoldenDictHeader->setChecked( p.hideGoldenDictHeader );
