diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
index ee0a183f6b5d..f866f8fb7f72 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/wayland.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , rofi-unwrapped
 , wayland-scanner
 , pkg-config
@@ -19,6 +20,16 @@ rofi-unwrapped.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     hash = "sha256-pKxraG3fhBh53m+bLPzCigRr6dBcH/A9vbdf67CO2d8=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix use on niri window manager
+    # ref. https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/discussions/2008
+    # this was merged upstream, and can be removed on next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/lbonn/rofi/commit/55425f72ff913eb72f5ba5f5d422b905d87577d0.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-vTUxtJs4SuyPk0PgnGlDIe/GVm/w1qZirEhKdBp4bHI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   depsBuildBuild = oldAttrs.depsBuildBuild ++ [ pkg-config ];
   nativeBuildInputs = oldAttrs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ wayland-protocols wayland-scanner ];
   buildInputs = oldAttrs.buildInputs ++ [ wayland wayland-protocols ];