diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
index 7f2261c6d70f..7e135e2aa7f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
 , isPy3k
 , glibcLocales
 }:
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "588bee9c1cb208d0906a9f73c613d2bd32c3ed3702012f51efe318a3f2127eae";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/urwid/urwid/pull/517
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "python311-compat.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/urwid/urwid/commit/42c1ed1eeb663179b265bae9b384d7ec11c8a9b5.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Oz8O/M6AdqbB6C/BB5rtxp8FgdGhZUxkSxKIyq5Dmho=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   # tests need to be able to set locale
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
   nativeCheckInputs = [ glibcLocales ];