diff --git a/srcpkgs/pika-backup/patches/remove-git-describe.patch b/srcpkgs/pika-backup/patches/remove-git-describe.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37c0a028921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pika-backup/patches/remove-git-describe.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
+index 8f5e24f..f7444c4 100644
+--- a/src/meson.build
++++ b/src/meson.build
+@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ cargo_env = {
+   'CARGO_HOME': meson.project_build_root() / 'cargo',
+   'LOCALEDIR': get_option('prefix') / get_option('localedir'),
+   'APPLICATION_ID_SUFFIX': get_option('app_id_suffix'),
+-  'GIT_DESCRIBE': run_command(
+-      'git',
+-      '-C', meson.project_source_root(),
+-      'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD',
+-      check: false
+-    ).stdout().strip(),
+ }
+ 
+ cargo_build = custom_target(
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pika-backup/template b/srcpkgs/pika-backup/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a50a324cabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pika-backup/template
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Template file for 'pika-backup'
+pkgname=pika-backup
+version=0.7.4
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+build_helper=rust
+hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config gettext itstool"
+makedepends="rust-std libadwaita-devel gtk4-devel"
+depends="borg"
+checkdepends="borg openssh xvfb-run"
+short_desc="GNOME Frontend for BorgBackup"
+maintainer="fanyx <fanyx@posteo.net>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://apps.gnome.org/en/PikaBackup/"
+changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/pika-backup/-/raw/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+distfiles="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/pika-backup/-/archive/v${version}/pika-backup-v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=80952f0b297d4269ff9080919e4d08ccbc1a4f50582f41f100c1296cc1a68abf
+make_check_pre="xvfb-run"
+
+post_patch() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		vsed -i src/meson.build \
+			-e "s%rust_target /%'${RUST_TARGET}' / &%"
+	fi
+}