diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/elastic-apm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/elastic-apm/default.nix
index 98e2394d0bdb..0d016b92ec3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/elastic-apm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/elastic-apm/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , certifi
 , ecs-logging
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , httpx
 , jinja2
 , jsonschema
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-IaCl39rhsFLQwvQdPcqKruV/Mo3f7WH91UVgMG/cnOc=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # fix tests with sanic>=22.3.0
+      url = "https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python/commit/114ee6ca998b4d6a5cb075a289af39cb963cf08a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-M6yEHjThKDCRQOmR0L94KEt8tUun1tPRULI6PNIlE/8=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
     blinker