diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index 79b5cdc861a5b..db9ba29a0c828 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   rustc,
   nixosTests,
   callPackage,
+  fetchpatch2,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-LGFuz3NtNqH+XumJOirvflH0fyfTtqz5qgYlJx2fmAU=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fixes test compat with twisted 24.11.0.
+    # Can be removed in next release.
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/commit/3eb92369ca14012a07da2fbf9250e66f66afb710.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-VDn3kQy23+QC2WKhWfe0FrUOnLuI1YwH5GxdTTVWt+A=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     # Remove setuptools_rust from runtime dependencies
     # https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/blob/v1.69.0/pyproject.toml#L177-L185
@@ -47,6 +57,10 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     # Don't force pillow to be 10.0.1 because we already have patched it, and
     # we don't use the pillow wheels.
     sed -i 's/Pillow = ".*"/Pillow = ">=5.4.0"/' pyproject.toml
+
+    # https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/17878#issuecomment-2575412821
+    substituteInPlace tests/storage/databases/main/test_events_worker.py \
+      --replace-fail "def test_recovery" "def no_test_recovery"
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [