diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
index 37eca7ccc729..db79db65cb1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , pkg-config
 , gtk3
 , vala
@@ -54,6 +55,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1c2nd35500ng28223y5pszc7fh8g16njj34f6p5xc9594lvj0mik";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix accessibility issues with initializer of constants (Fix build with vala 0.56)
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/merge_requests/720
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/commit/9bd4c82952a0a2c3308c5cc86c0b85650c1fb484.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-mSms0MOfw8xHxOrEQwrIv+d4h01xLPgyvX2oWmmFQVw=";
+    })
+    # Util.Cache.Lru: Workaround missing generic type argument (Fix build with vala 0.56)
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/merge_requests/721
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/commit/0f75e7a84a39492d0748cec2ba6028e08cae3644.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-1ADQqKm3DxtjDGPSThq3c7s5S+q/3u/qr9JQEsLaFMI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     appstream-glib
     desktop-file-utils