diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/blackbox-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/blackbox-terminal/default.nix
index e734a1e91eec..0872a75254fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/blackbox-terminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/blackbox-terminal/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 , sassc
 , libadwaita
 , pcre2
+, libsixel
 , libxml2
 , librsvg
 , libgee
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 , gtk3
 , desktop-file-utils
 , wrapGAppsHook
+, sixelSupport ? false
 }:
 
 let
@@ -62,7 +64,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     gtk4
-    vte-gtk4
+    (vte-gtk4.overrideAttrs (old: {
+      src = fetchFromGitLab {
+        domain = "gitlab.gnome.org";
+        owner = "GNOME";
+        repo = "vte";
+        rev = "3c8f66be867aca6656e4109ce880b6ea7431b895";
+        hash = "sha256-vz9ircmPy2Q4fxNnjurkgJtuTSS49rBq/m61p1B43eU=";
+      };
+    } // lib.optionalAttrs sixelSupport {
+      buildInputs = old.buildInputs ++ [ libsixel ];
+      mesonFlags = old.mesonFlags ++ [ "-Dsixel=true" ];
+    }))
     json-glib
     marble
     libadwaita
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox";
     changelog = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox/-/raw/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chuangzhu ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chuangzhu linsui ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }