diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway.nix
index 36e7e71..b7bd7da 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ lib.mkIf nixosConfig.sbruder.gui.enable {
     enable = true;
     systemdIntegration = true;
 
+    # TODO: remove patch once sway > 1.5.1 is released and in nixpkgs
+    package = pkgs.sway.override {
+      sway-unwrapped = pkgs.sway-unwrapped.overrideAttrs (o: o // {
+        patches = lib.singleton (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+          url = "https://github.com/swaywm/sway/commit/33b64667ae0bfe9af752cb8c850b4f52b34660d2.patch";
+          sha256 = "05s0xhd4wn98insn0wynr359nq938dmc7aa9rmyn7ira78fw40w8";
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
     config = {
       modifier = "Mod4";