diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mayavi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mayavi/default.nix
index bdc0a74007d81..1eebee06cfa5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mayavi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mayavi/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , envisage
 , fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
 , numpy
 , packaging
 , pyface
@@ -26,6 +27,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-n0J+8spska542S02ibpr7KJMhGDicG2KHJuEKJrT/Z4=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Adds compatibility with Python 3.11.
+    # https://github.com/enthought/mayavi/pull/1199
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "python311-compat.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/enthought/mayavi/commit/50c0cbfcf97560be69c84b7c924635a558ebf92f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-zZOT6on/f5cEjnDBrNGog/wPQh7rBkaFqrxkBYDUQu0=";
+      includes = [ "tvtk/src/*" ];
+    })
+    # Fixes an incompatible function pointer conversion error
+    # https://github.com/enthought/mayavi/pull/1266
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "incompatible-pointer-conversion.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/enthought/mayavi/commit/887adc8fe2b076a368070f5b1d564745b03b1964.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-88H1NNotd4pO0Zw1oLrYk5WNuuVrmTU01HJgsTRfKlo=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     # building the docs fails with the usual Qt xcb error, so skip:
     substituteInPlace setup.py \