diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/default.nix
index ab053e13b806..45c25c2550a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gst-python";
-  version = "1.26.11";
+  version = "1.28.4";
 
   pyproject = false;
 
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-python/gst-python-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-ETFrp2m1bSbYsUZMcZipkkyurkgTT321kXH68ac9xDY=";
+    hash = "sha256-xOs4JyC0RD+4AaU0GN/wvUzXR4cW1c7Uk1BKZ1tNCf0=";
   };
 
-  # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/4322
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace testsuite/meson.build \
-      --replace-fail "['gstinit', 'test_gst_init.py']," ""
-  '';
+  patches = [
+    # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/9918#note_3530752
+    ./fix-test-plugin-imports.patch
+  ];
 
   # Python 2.x is not supported.
   disabled = !isPy3k;
@@ -103,6 +102,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org";
     description = "Python bindings for GStreamer";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ tmarkus ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/fix-test-plugin-imports.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/fix-test-plugin-imports.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a08142a85a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gst-python/fix-test-plugin-imports.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/test_plugin.py b/subprojects/gst-python/testsuite/test_plugin.py
+index 3ab299d54c..4ed1e85c82 100644
+--- a/testsuite/test_plugin.py
++++ b/testsuite/test_plugin.py
+@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
+ # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
+ 
+-from gi.repository import Gst
+-import gi
+-from common import TestCase, unittest
+ import overrides_hack
+ overrides_hack
+ 
++from common import TestCase, unittest
+ 
++import gi
+ gi.require_version("Gst", "1.0")
++from gi.repository import Gst
+ 
+ 
+ class TestPlugin(TestCase):