diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/1.6.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8aeae4310cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/1.6.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, gobject-introspection
+, vala
+, gi-docgen
+, glib
+, gssdp_1_6
+, libsoup_3
+, libxml2
+, gnome
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "gupnp";
+  version = "1.5.3";
+
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gupnp/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-dF4/qzOzqhbbNCYxmK/c/9XjWCKjKA277O9210HEhoc=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Do not use deprecated symbols after libsoup update.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp/-/commit/1296d10eda308792d2924f141d72b8b6818878bd.patch";
+      sha256 = "mboJQ9I7oV+HXt0atUSLt6FDTCCT22lbuI7OUb0tDLM=";
+    })
+
+    # Fix test after libsoup update.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp/-/commit/fba0ca75445189f6554bd66fb3aa4f022b8f69e9.patch";
+      sha256 = "6dkpnDqHVvesrzEIYLbHdoB0dfePr0ll8jQxijuu24E=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    gobject-introspection
+    vala
+    gi-docgen
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gssdp_1_6
+    libsoup_3
+    libxml2
+  ];
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "-Dgtk_doc=true"
+    "-Dintrospection=true"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    # Cannot be in postInstall, otherwise _multioutDocs hook in preFixup will move right back.
+    moveToOutput "share/doc" "$devdoc"
+  '';
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
+      attrPath = "gupnp_1_6";
+      packageName = pname;
+    };
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "http://www.gupnp.org/";
+    description = "An implementation of the UPnP specification";
+    license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
index afb6c0d037cb..07b64064ce63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;
+      freeze = true;
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f248f3e0910f..664f95b56f2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7460,6 +7460,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   gupnp = callPackage ../development/libraries/gupnp { };
 
+  gupnp_1_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gupnp/1.6.nix { };
+
   gupnp-av = callPackage ../development/libraries/gupnp-av {};
 
   gupnp-dlna = callPackage ../development/libraries/gupnp-dlna {};