diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index 8bb8e723ac7e..73c6ad194cb5 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -23143,6 +23143,12 @@
     githubId = 504580;
     name = "Thibaut Robert";
   };
+  tropf = {
+    name = "tropf";
+    matrix = "@tropf:matrix.org";
+    github = "tropf";
+    githubId = 29873239;
+  };
   troydm = {
     email = "d.geurkov@gmail.com";
     github = "troydm";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0001-force-frozen-true.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0001-force-frozen-true.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef345bb0aeb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0001-force-frozen-true.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From af541a4f8ddda287f74687327e4ed89b79557777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: tropf <tropf@noreply.codeberg.org>
+Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 21:25:33 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/3] force frozen=true
+
+Enforce installation in frozen mode, i.e. as a packaged version where
+source can not be modified.
+---
+ inkstitch.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/inkstitch.py b/inkstitch.py
+index 50f33d19..398465ca 100644
+--- a/inkstitch.py
++++ b/inkstitch.py
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ else:
+     ini = {}
+ # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+-running_as_frozen = getattr(sys, 'frozen', None) is not None  # check if running from pyinstaller bundle
++running_as_frozen = True
+ 
+ if not running_as_frozen:  # override running_as_frozen from DEBUG.toml - for testing
+     if safe_get(ini, "DEBUG", "force_frozen", default=False):
+-- 
+2.36.0
+
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0002-plugin-invocation-use-python-script-as-entrypoint.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0002-plugin-invocation-use-python-script-as-entrypoint.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3db643c9f07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/0002-plugin-invocation-use-python-script-as-entrypoint.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From a86412c57833c24743214c9d3abb76093365769f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: tropf <tropf@noreply.codeberg.org>
+Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 21:26:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/3] plugin invocation: use python script as entrypoint
+
+Ink/Stitch is invoked by calling a script with command line parameters.
+Depending on the distribution format, this is bundled into a standalone
+binary -- at least for vanilla Ink/Stitch. For the nix version, we
+follow manual install, which does *not* bundle the file. Hence, the
+generation is patched to treat this packaged install as manual install,
+and to still refer to the python file.
+
+To keep the patchset small, only an if statement is changed, with the
+intent of only using the else path.
+---
+ lib/inx/utils.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/inx/utils.py b/lib/inx/utils.py
+index 9168f2a2..00313639 100755
+--- a/lib/inx/utils.py
++++ b/lib/inx/utils.py
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def build_environment():
+         extensions=['jinja2.ext.i18n']
+     )
+ 
+-    if "BUILD" in os.environ:
++    if False:
+         # building a ZIP release, with inkstitch packaged as a binary
+         # Command tag and icons path
+         if sys.platform == "win32":
+-- 
+2.36.0
+
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/default.nix
index 0b07ee67a5f0..ae6862d9bfd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch/default.nix
@@ -6,23 +6,6 @@
 }:
 let
   version = "3.1.0";
-in
-python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
-  pname = "inkstitch";
-  inherit version;
-  pyproject = false; # Uses a Makefile (yikes)
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "inkstitch";
-    repo = "inkstitch";
-    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-CGhJsDRhElgemNv2BXqZr6Vi5EyBArFak7Duz545ivY=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    gettext
-  ];
-
   dependencies =
     with python3.pkgs;
     [
@@ -47,18 +30,55 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     ]
     # Inkstitch uses the builtin tomllib instead when Python >=3.11
     ++ lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.11") tomli;
+  pyEnv = python3.withPackages (_: dependencies);
+in
+python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = "inkstitch";
+  inherit version;
+  pyproject = false; # Uses a Makefile (yikes)
 
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "inkstitch";
+    repo = "inkstitch";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-CGhJsDRhElgemNv2BXqZr6Vi5EyBArFak7Duz545ivY=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext
+    pyEnv
+  ];
+
+  inherit dependencies;
+
+  env = {
+    # to overwrite version string
+    GITHUB_REF = version;
+    BUILD = "nixpkgs";
+  };
   makeFlags = [ "manual" ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
     mkdir -p $out/share/inkscape/extensions
-    cp -a inx $out/share/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch
+    cp -a . $out/share/inkscape/extensions/inkstitch
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  patches = [
+    ./0001-force-frozen-true.patch
+    ./0002-plugin-invocation-use-python-script-as-entrypoint.patch
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Add shebang with python dependencies
+    substituteInPlace lib/inx/utils.py --replace-fail ' interpreter="python"' ""
+    sed -i -e '1i#!${pyEnv.interpreter}' inkstitch.py
+    chmod a+x inkstitch.py
+  '';
+
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
@@ -67,6 +87,9 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     description = "Inkscape extension for machine embroidery design";
     homepage = "https://inkstitch.org/";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl3Plus ];
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pluiedev ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      tropf
+      pluiedev
+    ];
   };
 }