diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/libxkbcommon-runtime-path.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/libxkbcommon-runtime-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa7c5cedaeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/libxkbcommon-runtime-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/kitty/key_names.py b/kitty/key_names.py
+index 1c4ce3487..00d767d45 100644
+--- a/kitty/key_names.py
++++ b/kitty/key_names.py
+@@ -59,17 +59,7 @@ if is_macos:
+ else:
+     def load_libxkb_lookup() -> LookupFunc:
+         import ctypes
+-        for suffix in ('.0', ''):
+-            with suppress(Exception):
+-                lib = ctypes.CDLL(f'libxkbcommon.so{suffix}')
+-                break
+-        else:
+-            from ctypes.util import find_library
+-            lname = find_library('xkbcommon')
+-            if lname is None:
+-                raise RuntimeError('Failed to find libxkbcommon')
+-            lib = ctypes.CDLL(lname)
+-
++        lib = ctypes.CDLL('@libxkbcommon@')
+         f = lib.xkb_keysym_from_name
+         f.argtypes = [ctypes.c_char_p, ctypes.c_int]
+         f.restype = ctypes.c_int
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/package.nix
index 858f09673296..74978c0f6060 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kitty/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  replaceVars,
   python3Packages,
   libunistring,
   harfbuzz,
@@ -50,21 +51,21 @@
 with python3Packages;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "kitty";
-  version = "0.47.0";
+  version = "0.48.2";
   pyproject = false;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kovidgoyal";
     repo = "kitty";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-QI+h7LSpJ5VYae3XdwDhKmpLqEGpmSulXP/mTop3gio=";
+    hash = "sha256-qNgVPpvMm8Y/nbBjVvWVuZ954ZXIuWmXhldP3w8MBhU=";
   };
 
   goModules =
     (buildGo126Module {
       pname = "kitty-go-modules";
       inherit src version;
-      vendorHash = "sha256-ZEiIGHj30h3l7mfJkOrPDTMI/GBtf/QDiG/lrqceggg=";
+      vendorHash = "sha256-BZudfNfREwNrgalaimC5Lp+UIdFS+jHFLl9mEXcHYMI=";
     }).goModules;
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     # OSError: master_fd is in error condition
     ./disable-test_ssh_bootstrap_with_different_launchers.patch
 
+    (replaceVars ./libxkbcommon-runtime-path.patch {
+      libxkbcommon = "${lib.getLib libxkbcommon}/lib/libxkbcommon.so.0";
+    })
   ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   env = {
     CGO_ENABLED = 0;
     GOFLAGS = "-trimpath";
+    GOTOOLCHAIN = "local";
   };
 
   configurePhase = ''
@@ -243,6 +248,9 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     + ''
       # These depend on files that are not available in the sandbox
       rm tools/utils/machine_id/api_test.go
+
+      # These depend on cgroups and other resources that don't work as the tests expect in the sandbox
+      rm kitty_tests/child.py
     '';
 
   checkPhase = ''