diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
index ec31443dc440..29e122a40155 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , orc
 , gstreamer
 , gobject-introspection
+, hotdoc
 , enableZbar ? false
 , faacSupport ? false
 , faac
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
 , neon
 , openal
 , opencv4
-, openexr
+, openexr_3
 , openh264
 , libopenmpt
 , pango
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
 , libGLU
 , libGL
 , addOpenGLRunpath
+, gtk3
 , libintl
 , game-music-emu
 , openssl
@@ -103,13 +105,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gst-plugins-bad";
-  version = "1.20.3";
+  version = "1.22.2";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ehHBO1XdHSOG3ZAiGeQcv83ajh4Ko+c4GGyVB0s12k8=";
+    hash = "sha256-PY+vHONALIU1zjqMThpslg5LVlXb2mtVlD25rHkCLQ8=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gettext
     gstreamer # for gst-tester-1.0
     gobject-introspection
+
+    # documentation
+    hotdoc
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     wayland # for wayland-scanner
   ];
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     neon
     openal
     opencv4
-    openexr
+    openexr_3
     openh264
     rtmpdump
     pango
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gnutls
     libGL
     libGLU
+    gtk3
     game-music-emu
     openssl
     libxml2
@@ -243,10 +249,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dexamples=disabled" # requires many dependencies and probably not useful for our users
-    "-Ddoc=disabled" # `hotdoc` not packaged in nixpkgs as of writing
     "-Dglib-asserts=disabled" # asserts should be disabled on stable releases
 
+    "-Damfcodec=disabled" # Windows-only
     "-Davtp=disabled"
+    "-Ddirectshow=disabled" # Windows-only
     "-Ddts=disabled" # required `libdca` library not packaged in nixpkgs as of writing, and marked as "BIG FAT WARNING: libdca is still in early development"
     "-Dzbar=${if enableZbar then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
     "-Dfaac=${if faacSupport then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
@@ -282,6 +289,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dbluez=${if bluezSupport then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux) [
+    "-Ddoc=disabled" # needs gstcuda to be enabled which is Linux-only
+    "-Dnvcodec=disabled" # Linux-only
     "-Dva=disabled" # see comment on `libva` in `buildInputs`
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
@@ -299,9 +308,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dladspa=disabled" # requires lrdf
     "-Dwebrtc=disabled" # requires libnice, which as of writing doesn't work on Darwin in nixpkgs
     "-Dwildmidi=disabled" # see dependencies above
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux || !stdenv.isx86_64) [
+    "-Dqsv=disabled" # Linux (and Windows) x86 only
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!gst-plugins-base.glEnabled) [
     "-Dgl=disabled"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!gst-plugins-base.waylandEnabled) [
+    "-Dgtk3=disabled" # Wayland-based GTK sink
     "-Dwayland=disabled"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!gst-plugins-base.glEnabled) [
     # `applemedia/videotexturecache.h` requires `gst/gl/gl.h`,
@@ -325,11 +337,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs \
       scripts/extract-release-date-from-doap-file.py
-
-    # upstream bumps this version check one minor version at a time
-    # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/blob/main/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/opencv/meson.build#L74
-    substituteInPlace ext/opencv/meson.build \
-      --replace '< 4.7.0' '< 5.0.0'
   '';
 
   # This package has some `_("string literal")` string formats
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/fix-paths.patch
index dfb8f5462c45..ea832cc9f60b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/fix-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/fix-paths.patch
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
-index 4223ba1fbd..ca8bb5ceb1 100644
---- a/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
-+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
-@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ gst_cuda_load_library (void)
+diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudaloader.c b/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudaloader.c
+index fffcbefd2b..6f738d3af3 100644
+--- a/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudaloader.c
++++ b/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudaloader.c
+@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ gst_cuda_load_library (void)
      return TRUE;
  
    module = g_module_open (filename, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
 +
 +  if (module == NULL) {
-+    module = g_module_open("@driverLink@/lib/" CUDA_LIBNAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
++    module = g_module_open ("@driverLink@/lib/" CUDA_LIBNAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
 +  }
 +
    if (module == NULL) {
      GST_WARNING ("Could not open library %s, %s", filename, g_module_error ());
      return FALSE;
 diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
-index 3c7505ca36..eeb376fa80 100644
+index e957e062e0..004ec2dcd5 100644
 --- a/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
 +++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
 @@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ gst_cuvid_load_library (guint api_major_ver, guint api_minor_ver)
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ index 3c7505ca36..eeb376fa80 100644
      GST_WARNING ("Could not open library %s, %s", filename, g_module_error ());
      return FALSE;
 diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
-index 19637671ad..39858ccdee 100644
+index 106857a954..3bab9989f0 100644
 --- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
 +++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
-@@ -874,6 +874,11 @@ gst_nvenc_load_library (guint * api_major_ver, guint * api_minor_ver)
+@@ -907,6 +907,11 @@ gst_nvenc_load_library (guint * api_major_ver, guint * api_minor_ver)
    };
  
    module = g_module_open (NVENC_LIBRARY_NAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);