diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix
index 6dc6bab6c036..5d8d92b5cae8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix
@@ -231,6 +231,17 @@ in
             };
           };
 
+          ffmpeg = {
+            path = mkOption {
+              type = coercedTo package toString str;
+              default = pkgs.ffmpeg-headless;
+              example = literalExpression "pkgs.ffmpeg-full";
+              description = ''
+                Package providing the ffmpeg and ffprobe executables below the bin/ directory.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+
           mqtt = {
             enabled = mkEnableOption "MQTT support";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/ffmpeg.patch b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/ffmpeg.patch
index 78721dd6d3a4..9a91f6ed74b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/ffmpeg.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/ffmpeg.patch
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
 diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/ffmpeg.py b/frigate/config/camera/ffmpeg.py
-index 04bbfac7..4390a571 100644
+index 04bbfac7..396bcc4b 100644
 --- a/frigate/config/camera/ffmpeg.py
 +++ b/frigate/config/camera/ffmpeg.py
-@@ -70,18 +70,14 @@ class FfmpegConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+ from enum import Enum
++from os.path import join
+ from typing import Union
+ 
+ from pydantic import Field, field_validator
+@@ -69,21 +70,11 @@ class FfmpegConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
+ 
      @property
      def ffmpeg_path(self) -> str:
-         if self.path == "default":
+-        if self.path == "default":
 -            return f"/usr/lib/ffmpeg/{DEFAULT_FFMPEG_VERSION}/bin/ffmpeg"
 -        elif self.path in INCLUDED_FFMPEG_VERSIONS:
 -            return f"/usr/lib/ffmpeg/{self.path}/bin/ffmpeg"
-+            return "@ffmpeg@"
-         else:
-             return f"{self.path}/bin/ffmpeg"
+-        else:
+-            return f"{self.path}/bin/ffmpeg"
++        return join(self.path, "bin/ffmpeg")
  
      @property
      def ffprobe_path(self) -> str:
-         if self.path == "default":
+-        if self.path == "default":
 -            return f"/usr/lib/ffmpeg/{DEFAULT_FFMPEG_VERSION}/bin/ffprobe"
 -        elif self.path in INCLUDED_FFMPEG_VERSIONS:
 -            return f"/usr/lib/ffmpeg/{self.path}/bin/ffprobe"
-+            return "@ffprobe@"
-         else:
-             return f"{self.path}/bin/ffprobe"
+-        else:
+-            return f"{self.path}/bin/ffprobe"
++        return join(self.path, "bin/ffprobe")
  
+ 
+ class CameraRoleEnum(str, Enum):
 diff --git a/frigate/record/export.py b/frigate/record/export.py
-index 0d3f96da..09cadbcd 100644
+index 0d3f96da..463bcff4 100644
 --- a/frigate/record/export.py
 +++ b/frigate/record/export.py
 @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
@@ -32,8 +41,7 @@ index 0d3f96da..09cadbcd 100644
              seconds = int(diff % 60)
              ffmpeg_cmd = [
 -                "/usr/lib/ffmpeg/7.0/bin/ffmpeg",  # hardcode path for exports thumbnail due to missing libwebp support
-+                "@ffmpeg@",  # hardcode path for exports thumbnail due to missing libwebp support
++                FfmpegConfig.ffmpeg_path,  # hardcode path for exports thumbnail due to missing libwebp support
                  "-hide_banner",
                  "-loglevel",
                  "warning",
-~
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/package.nix
index 3c6c9d9b3660..f6a4fb5f6db2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frigate/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   callPackage,
-  replaceVars,
   python312Packages,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchurl,
@@ -27,7 +26,20 @@ let
     inherit version src;
   };
 
-  python = python312Packages.python;
+  python = python312Packages.python.override {
+    packageOverrides = self: super: {
+      joserfc = super.joserfc.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+        version = "1.1.0";
+        src = fetchFromGitHub {
+          owner = "authlib";
+          repo = "joserfc";
+          tag = version;
+          hash = "sha256-95xtUzzIxxvDtpHX/5uCHnTQTB8Fc08DZGUOR/SdKLs=";
+        };
+      });
+    };
+  };
+  python3Packages = python.pkgs;
 
   # Tensorflow audio model
   # https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/blob/v0.15.0/docker/main/Dockerfile#L125
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ let
     hash = "sha256-5Cj2vEiWR8Z9d2xBmVoLZuNRv4UOuxHSGZQWTJorXUQ=";
   };
 in
-python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "frigate";
   inherit version;
   format = "other";
@@ -65,11 +77,7 @@ python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./constants.patch
-
-    (replaceVars ./ffmpeg.patch {
-      ffmpeg = lib.getExe ffmpeg-headless;
-      ffprobe = lib.getExe' ffmpeg-headless "ffprobe";
-    })
+    ./ffmpeg.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   dontBuild = true;
 
-  dependencies = with python312Packages; [
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     # docker/main/requirements.txt
     scikit-build
     # docker/main/requirements-wheel.txt
@@ -191,7 +199,8 @@ python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = with python312Packages; [
+  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    ffmpeg-headless
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
@@ -213,7 +222,7 @@ python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   passthru = {
     web = frigate-web;
     inherit python;
-    pythonPath = (python312Packages.makePythonPath dependencies) + ":${frigate}/${python.sitePackages}";
+    pythonPath = (python3Packages.makePythonPath dependencies) + ":${frigate}/${python.sitePackages}";
     tests = {
       inherit (nixosTests) frigate;
     };