diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/molsketch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/molsketch/default.nix
index cb94cef3a328..d688a50f28d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/molsketch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/molsketch/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 { lib
-, stdenv
 , mkDerivation
 , fetchurl
 , cmake
 , pkg-config
+, wrapQtAppsHook
 , hicolor-icon-theme
 , openbabel
 , desktop-file-utils
@@ -12,18 +12,32 @@
 
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "molsketch";
-  version = "0.7.3";
+  version = "0.8.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/molsketch/Molsketch-${version}-src.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-82iNJRiXqESwidjifKBf0+ljcqbFD1WehsXI8VUgrwQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-Mpx4fHktxqBAkmdwqg2pXvEgvvGUQPbgqxKwXKjhJuQ=";
   };
 
+  # uses C++17 APIs like std::transform_reduce
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace molsketch/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "CXX_STANDARD 14" "CXX_STANDARD 17"
+    substituteInPlace libmolsketch/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "CXX_STANDARD 14" "CXX_STANDARD 17"
+    substituteInPlace obabeliface/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "CXX_STANDARD 14" "CXX_STANDARD 17"
+  '';
+
   preConfigure = ''
     cmakeFlags="$cmakeFlags -DMSK_PREFIX=$out"
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+  postFixup = ''
+    mv $out/lib/molsketch/* $out/lib
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config wrapQtAppsHook ];
   buildInputs = [
     hicolor-icon-theme
     openbabel