diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.15/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.15/default.nix
index b09c7af54a5b..bf2663fdaae0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.15/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.15/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ let
       # prevent headaches from stale qmlcache data
       ./qtdeclarative-default-disable-qmlcache.patch
     ];
+    qtmultimedia = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      # build patch for qtmultimedia with xcode 15
+      (fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/formula-patches/3f509180/qt5/qt5-qtmultimedia-xcode15.patch";
+        stripLen = 1;
+        hash = "sha256-HrEqfmm8WbapWgLM0L4AKW8168pwT2zYI8HOJruEPSs=";
+      })
+    ];
     qtpim = [
       ## Upstream patches after the Qt6 transition that apply without problems & fix bugs