diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
index fb3af6506410..8da339844899 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   notes-up = pkgs.notes-up.override { withPantheon = true; };
 
+  touchegg = pkgs.touchegg.override { withPantheon = true; };
+
   #### APPS
 
   appcenter = callPackage ./apps/appcenter { };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/touchegg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/touchegg/default.nix
index 007c5231109b..d1df32199545 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/touchegg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/touchegg/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , pkg-config
 , cmake
 , pantheon
+, withPantheon ? false
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cmake
   ];
 
+  patches = lib.optionals withPantheon [
+    # Disable per-application gesture by default to make sure the default
+    # config does not conflict with Pantheon switchboard settings.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/os-patches/commit/ada4e726540a2bb57b606c98e2531cfaaea57211.patch";
+      sha256 = "0is9acwvgiqdhbiw11i3nq0rp0zldcza779fbj8k78cp329rbqb4";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg";
     description = "Linux multi-touch gesture recognizer";