diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 37a7d2578472..fe62e6d542a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/commit/72c4f148ef88b4bffb2106b99434da5c05c0bb64.patch";
       sha256 = "RBA+JHz4ZvmbJZMnGNieD6D5LONRgFU4iOFIMQQ2kHQ=";
     })
+
+    # Fix Telepathy chat integration.
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/2449
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/commit/766288eec1bd3bd50dfc4ddf410c2b507187e603.patch";
+      sha256 = "Cp6xLohCM0gmMxtyYjSukS2oV60Khmxf4iQd9EDAlIc=";
+    })
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''