diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
index bfff6282025..ac781796230 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage
-, requests }:
+, requests, fetchpatch, pythonOlder, typing
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "todoist-python";
@@ -10,11 +11,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "750b2d2300e8590cd56414ab7bbbc8dfcaf8c27102b342398955812176499498";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ];
+  patches = [
+    # From https://github.com/Doist/todoist-python/pull/80
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/Doist/todoist-python/commit/605443c67a8e2f105071e0da001c9f6f2a89ef19.patch";
+      sha256 = "0ah0s5by783kqlaimsbxz11idz0bhc2428aw9vdjpngmzb7ih1pa";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/Doist/todoist-python/commit/f2f8e1e5b3ab1674ad9f0dff885702a25d1d18e9.patch";
+      sha256 = "1kp63yk9kj87zvvgfl60m6lxdm5sx3dny4g0s67ap1jbz350wifn";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.5") typing;
 
   meta = {
     description = "The official Todoist Python API library";
     homepage = "https://todoist-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ ma27 ];
   };
 }