diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 01ce922385c..c2daff9faf9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-papirus-icon-theme (1.0.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+papirus-icon-theme (20231024-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Split package into papirus-icon-theme and epapirus-icon-theme.
+
+ -- Serhii Yeremenko <finalitik@gmail.com>  Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:32:49 +0300
+
+papirus-icon-theme (20170115-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Initial release.
 
- -- Sergei Eremenko <finalitik@gmail.com>  Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:43:52 +0200
+ -- Serhii Yeremenko <finalitik@gmail.com>  Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:43:52 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4366b7728f2..469374f2240 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: papirus-icon-theme
 Section: universe/x11
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Sergei Eremenko <finalitik@gmail.com>
+Maintainer: Serhii Yeremenko <finalitik@gmail.com>
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13)
 Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 Homepage: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme
@@ -9,16 +9,26 @@ Bugs: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme/issues
 
 Package: papirus-icon-theme
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, hicolor-icon-theme
+Depends: hicolor-icon-theme, ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: epapirus-icon-theme, gtk-update-icon-cache
 Suggests: filezilla-theme-papirus
 Replaces: papirus-gtk-icon-theme, papirus-kde-icon-theme
-Description: Papirus Icon Theme
+Description: Pixel perfect icon theme for Linux
  Papirus is a SVG-based icon theme, drawing inspiration from Material Design
  and flat design.
  .
  This package contains the following icon themes:
-  - ePapirus
-  - ePapirus-Dark
   - Papirus
   - Papirus-Dark
   - Papirus-Light
+
+Package: epapirus-icon-theme
+Architecture: all
+Depends: papirus-icon-theme, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Papirus icon theme for elementaryOS and Pantheon Desktop
+ Papirus is a SVG-based icon theme, drawing inspiration from Material Design
+ and flat design.
+ .
+ This package contains the following icon themes:
+  - ePapirus
+  - ePapirus-Dark
diff --git a/debian/epapirus-icon-theme.install b/debian/epapirus-icon-theme.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d5a6116823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/epapirus-icon-theme.install
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+usr/share/icons/ePapirus/
+usr/share/icons/ePapirus-Dark/
diff --git a/debian/docs b/debian/papirus-icon-theme.docs
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/docs
rename to debian/papirus-icon-theme.docs
diff --git a/debian/papirus-icon-theme.install b/debian/papirus-icon-theme.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c90b45d5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/papirus-icon-theme.install
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+usr/share/icons/Papirus/
+usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/
+usr/share/icons/Papirus-Light/