diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
index 764a093516d5..034a6ade836d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/tumbler/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   mkXfceDerivation,
+  fetchpatch,
   ffmpegthumbnailer,
   gdk-pixbuf,
   glib,
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
 
   sha256 = "sha256-GmEMdG8Ikd4Tq/1ntCHiN0S7ehUXqzMX7OtXsycLd6E=";
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fixes PDF previews staying low resolution
+    # https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/-/merge_requests/35
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "only-use-embedded-pdf-thumbnail-if-resolution-suffices.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/-/commit/69a704e0f4e622861ce4007f6f3f4f6f6b962689.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-aFJoWWzTaikqCw6C1LH+BFxst/uKkOGT1QK9Mx8/8/c=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     libxfce4util
     ffmpegthumbnailer