diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpl-typst/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpl-typst/default.nix
index c2d0d1ffc697..47f092e89fa0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpl-typst/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpl-typst/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildPythonPackage,
   setuptools,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   pillow,
   nix-update-script,
+  typst,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -22,6 +24,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-lkO4BTo3duNAsppTjteeBuzgSJL/UnKVW2QXgrfVrqM=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # make hermetic
+    substituteInPlace mpl_typst/config.py \
+      --replace-fail \
+        "get_typst_compiler(name: str, default=Path('typst'))" \
+        "get_typst_compiler(name: str, default=Path('${lib.getExe typst}'))"
+  '';
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
   ];
@@ -36,11 +46,25 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     numpy
   ];
 
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "-v" ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "mpl_typst"
     "mpl_typst.as_default"
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # runs typst and gets "error: failed to download package"
+    "test_draw_path"
+    "test_draw_image_lenna"
+    "test_draw_image_spy"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    # fatal error when matplotlib creates a canvas
+    "mpl_typst/backend_test.py"
+  ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9735168761ba..287936bdc89f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9665,7 +9665,9 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mpl-scatter-density = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mpl-scatter-density { };
 
-  mpl-typst = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mpl-typst { };
+  mpl-typst = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mpl-typst {
+    inherit (pkgs) typst;
+  };
 
   mplcursors = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mplcursors { };