diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
index 50a32420de09..96071e0c77c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , pantheon
 , pkg-config
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1w1m52mq3zr9alkxk1c0s4ncscka1km5ppd0r6zm86qan9cjwq0f";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Upstream code not respecting our localedir
+    # https://github.com/elementary/code/pull/1090
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/code/commit/88dc40d7bbcc2288ada6673eb8f4fab345d97882.patch";
+      sha256 = "16y20bvslcm390irlib759703lvf7w6rz4xzaiazjj1r1njwinvv";
+    })
+  ];
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script {
       attrPath = "pantheon.${pname}";
@@ -53,10 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
-
-    # polkit is needed for ITS rules
-    polkit
-
+    polkit # needed for ITS rules
     python3
     vala
     wrapGAppsHook