diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 10a1233b9c6..282f0583d2b 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ libQt6QmlModels.so.6 qt6-declarative-6.0.0_1
 libQt6QuickLayouts.so.6 qt6-declarative-6.1.0_1
 libQt6QuickParticles.so.6 qt6-declarative-6.0.0_1
 libQt6QmlCompiler.so.6 qt6-declarative-6.4.0_1
-libQt6ShaderTools.so.6 qt6-shadertools-6.0.0_1
+libQt6ShaderTools.so.6 libqt6shadertools-6.4.2_1
 libQt6Quick3D.so.6 qt6-quick3d-6.0.0_1
 libQt6Quick3DRuntimeRender.so.6 qt6-quick3d-6.0.0_1
 libQt6Quick3DUtils.so.6 qt6-quick3d-6.0.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libqt6shadertools b/srcpkgs/libqt6shadertools
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..f1424d216cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libqt6shadertools
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qt6-shadertools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt6-shadertools/template b/srcpkgs/qt6-shadertools/template
index f27848f6de2..fbb2fba7181 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt6-shadertools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt6-shadertools/template
@@ -1,34 +1,47 @@
 # Template file for 'qt6-shadertools'
 pkgname=qt6-shadertools
-version=6.4.0
+version=6.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="perl qt6-base-devel"
+hostmakedepends="perl qt6-base"
 makedepends="qt6-base-devel"
+depends="libqt6shadertools>=${version}_${revision}"
 short_desc="Cross-platform application and UI framework - shadertools"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://qt.io/"
 distfiles="http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/${version%.*}/${version}/submodules/qtshadertools-everywhere-src-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=dbd6a5f00e8178cd2fea7e84c4eef3818de5287d34e20a68383929c754ae3b90
+checksum=fa65bff84d4e9c2cb4cbf6fb098207e0e23d863dbe675eb277034a29c226a217
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args="-DQT_FORCE_BUILD_TOOLS=true"
-	hostmakedepends+=" qt6-shadertools-devel"
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt6-shadertools"
 fi
 
+libqt6shadertools_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - libraries"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove "usr/lib/libQt6ShaderTools.so.*"
+	}
+}
 
 qt6-shadertools-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} qt6-base-devel>=${version}_1"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
+		local _f
 		vmove usr/include
-		vmove usr/lib/cmake
 		vmove usr/lib/metatypes
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.prl"
 		vmove usr/share/qt6/modules
+		for _f in ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/cmake/*; do
+			case "$_f" in
+			*ToolsTools) ;;
+			*)	vmove "usr/lib/cmake/${_f##*/}" ;;
+			esac
+		done
 	}
 }