diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
index 9184eddb549a..2df11e3b2265 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 , electron
 , element-web
 , callPackage
+, fetchpatch
+
 , Security
 , AppKit
 , CoreServices
@@ -32,6 +34,13 @@ mkYarnPackage rec {
   name = "element-desktop-${version}";
   inherit version src;
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/commit/96e5389779f60c91b8fe80d7bd9af413d72ec61f.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-82I5BDNDWIfp+m2HpzTA5+39hMv2bTbmJlXfM4YUjDY=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   packageJSON = ./element-desktop-package.json;
   yarnNix = ./element-desktop-yarndeps.nix;