diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
index aa72ecb5d980..af381a062259 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       url = "https://github.com/tmux/tmux/commit/aa17f0e0c1c8b3f1d6fc8617613c74f07de66fae.patch";
       hash = "sha256-jhWGnC9tsGqTTA5tU+i4G3wlwZ7HGz4P0UHl17dVRU4=";
     })
+    # https://github.com/tmux/tmux/issues/3905
+    # fix tmux hanging on shutdown
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/tmux/tmux/commit/3823fa2c577d440649a84af660e4d3b0c095d248.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-FZDy/ZgVdwUAam8g5SfGBSnMhp2nlHHfrO9eJNIhVPo=";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [