diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/urlwatch/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/urlwatch/default.nix
index a17b4b88da3d..36ad0ba77ce7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/urlwatch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/urlwatch/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , python3Packages
 }:
 
@@ -14,6 +15,16 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-dGohG2+HrsuKegPAn1fmpLYPpovEEUsx+C/0sp2/cX0=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # lxml 5 compatibility fix
+    # FIXME: remove in next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/thp/urlwatch/commit/123de66d019aef7fc18fab6d56cc2a54d81fea3f.patch";
+      excludes = [ "CHANGELOG.md" ];
+      hash = "sha256-C9qb6TYeNcdszunE2B5DWRyXyqnANd32H7m9KmidCD0=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
     appdirs
     cssselect