diff --git a/srcpkgs/california/patches/libecal.patch b/srcpkgs/california/patches/libecal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6c24d0ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/california/patches/libecal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+diff --git a/src/backing/eds/backing-eds-calendar-source.vala b/src/backing/eds/backing-eds-calendar-source.vala
+index 7e30e08..eba3ac6 100644
+--- a/src/backing/eds/backing-eds-calendar-source.vala
++++ b/src/backing/eds/backing-eds-calendar-source.vala
+@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ internal class EdsCalendarSource : CalendarSource {
+     // Invoked by EdsStore prior to making it available outside of unit
+     internal async void open_async(Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error {
+         client = (E.CalClient) yield E.CalClient.connect(eds_source, E.CalClientSourceType.EVENTS,
+-            cancellable);
++            30, cancellable);
+         
+         client.bind_property("readonly", this, PROP_READONLY, BindingFlags.SYNC_CREATE);
+         client.notify["readonly"].connect(() => {
+diff --git a/vapi/libecal-1.2.vapi b/vapi/libecal-1.2.vapi
+index 6ead3ec..1f39d14 100644
+--- a/vapi/libecal-1.2.vapi
++++ b/vapi/libecal-1.2.vapi
+@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace E {
+ 		public bool check_save_schedules ();
+ 		public static bool check_timezones (iCal.icalcomponent comp, GLib.List comps, GLib.Callback tzlookup, void* ecalclient, GLib.Cancellable cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
+ 		[CCode (finish_name = "e_cal_client_connect_finish")]
+-		public static async unowned E.Client connect (E.Source source, E.CalClientSourceType source_type, GLib.Cancellable cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
+-		public static unowned E.Client connect_sync (E.Source source, E.CalClientSourceType source_type, GLib.Cancellable cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
++		public static async unowned E.Client connect (E.Source source, E.CalClientSourceType source_type, uint32 wait_for_connected_seconds, GLib.Cancellable cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
++		public static unowned E.Client connect_sync (E.Source source, E.CalClientSourceType source_type, uint32 wait_for_connected_seconds, GLib.Cancellable cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
+ 		[CCode (finish_name = "e_cal_client_create_object_finish")]
+ 		public async void create_object (iCal.icalcomponent icalcomp, GLib.Cancellable? cancellable, out string out_uid) throws GLib.Error;
+ 		public bool create_object_sync (iCal.icalcomponent icalcomp, out string out_uid, GLib.Cancellable? cancellable) throws GLib.Error;
+@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ namespace E {
+ 	[CCode (cheader_filename = "libecal/libecal.h")]
+ 	public const string CAL_STATIC_CAPABILITY_NO_GEN_OPTIONS;
+ 	[CCode (cheader_filename = "libecal/libecal.h")]
++	public const string CAL_STATIC_CAPABILITY_NO_MEMO_START_DATE;
++	[CCode (cheader_filename = "libecal/libecal.h")]
+ 	public const string CAL_STATIC_CAPABILITY_NO_ORGANIZER;
+ 	[CCode (cheader_filename = "libecal/libecal.h")]
+ 	public const string CAL_STATIC_CAPABILITY_NO_PROCEDURE_ALARMS;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/california/template b/srcpkgs/california/template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be9381ee94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/california/template
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Template file for 'california'
+pkgname="california"
+version="0.4.0"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="A new calendar application for GNOME 3"
+maintainer="Luca - <elroncio@gmx.it>"
+license="LGPL-2.1"
+patch_args="-p1"
+homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/California"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool vala xdg-utils yelp-tools gobject-introspection"
+makedepends="libgee08-devel evolution-data-server-devel gtk+3-devel"
+distfiles="$GNOME_SITE/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum="b25f356363a9f8f8f93c7ab78af02de39f9c3b71964663129ac9904de9147eb6"
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