diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
index ea3d8ed42dc3..a68aec6d590b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ let
         maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
           synthetica
           wineee
+          doronbehar
         ];
         pkgConfigModules = [
           (
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
index b5a2a7539c8e..fc6fe901a288 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   wayland,
   pywayland,
   xkbcommon,
-  xorg,
   pytestCheckHook,
   qtile,
 }:
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     libinput
     libxkbcommon
     pixman
-    xorg.libxcb
-    xorg.xcbutilwm
     udev
     wayland
     wlroots
@@ -65,6 +62,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Python bindings to wlroots using cffi";
     license = lib.licenses.ncsa;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ chvp ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      chvp
+      doronbehar
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
index cba3fc7c39a7..9862cf8a4145 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cairocffi,
   dbus-fast,
   aiohttp,
@@ -21,8 +22,6 @@
   pulsectl-asyncio,
   pygobject3,
   pytz,
-  pywayland,
-  pywlroots,
   pyxdg,
   setuptools,
   setuptools-scm,
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
   xcbutilcursor,
   xcbutilwm,
   xcffib,
-  xkbcommon,
   nixosTests,
   extraPackages ? [ ],
 }:
@@ -50,17 +48,37 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-PPyI+IGvHBQusVmU3D26VjYjLaa9+94KUqNwbQSzeaI=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # The patch below makes upstream's build script search for wayland-scanner
+    # simply in $PATH, and not via `pkg-config`. This allows us to put
+    # wayland-scanner in nativeBuildInputs and keep using `strictDeps`. See:
+    #
+    # https://github.com/qtile/qtile/pull/5726
+    #
+    # Upstream has merged the PR directly - without creating a merge commit, so
+    # using a range is required.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "qtile-PR5726-wayland-scanner-pkg-config.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/qtile/qtile/compare/f0243abee5e6b94ef92b24e99d09037a4f40272b..553845bd17f38a6d1dee763a23c1b015df894794.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-hRArLC4nQMAbT//QhQeAUL1o7OCV0zvrlJztDavI0K0=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
+    wayland-scanner
   ];
 
   env = {
     "QTILE_CAIRO_PATH" = "${lib.getDev cairo}/include/cairo";
     "QTILE_PIXMAN_PATH" = "${lib.getDev pixman}/include/pixman-1";
     "QTILE_LIBDRM_PATH" = "${lib.getDev libdrm}/include/libdrm";
-    "QTILE_WLROOTS_PATH" = "${lib.getDev wlroots}/include/wlroots-0.19";
+    "QTILE_WLROOTS_PATH" =
+      "${lib.getDev wlroots}/include/wlroots-${lib.versions.majorMinor wlroots.version}";
   };
 
   pypaBuildFlags = [
@@ -81,11 +99,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pulsectl-asyncio
     pygobject3
     pytz
-    pywayland
-    pywlroots
     pyxdg
     xcffib
-    xkbcommon
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -98,7 +113,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    wayland-scanner
     wayland-protocols
     cffi
     xcffib
@@ -125,6 +139,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       arjan-s
       sigmanificient
+      doronbehar
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
index f842b6c6a4e3..b5edf3cc2415 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/sde1000/python-xkbcommon";
     description = "Python bindings for libxkbcommon using cffi";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ chvp ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      chvp
+      doronbehar
+    ];
   };
 }