diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/default.nix
index ee915491f857..959afe1b887a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.libXScrnSaver
   ];
 
+  # convert name of wrapped binary, e.g. .lxqt-whatever-wrapped to the original name, e.g. lxqt-whatever so binaries can find their resources
+  patches = [ ./fix-application-path.patch ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i "s|\''${POLKITQT-1_POLICY_FILES_INSTALL_DIR}|''${out}/share/polkit-1/actions|" CMakeLists.txt
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/fix-application-path.patch b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/fix-application-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12ef97db5d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/liblxqt/fix-application-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- a/lxqtapplication.cpp
++++ b/lxqtapplication.cpp
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char** argv, bool handleQuitSignals)
+ 
+ void Application::updateTheme()
+ {
+-    const QString styleSheetKey = QFileInfo(applicationFilePath()).fileName();
++    const QString styleSheetKey = QFileInfo(applicationFilePath()).fileName().mid(1).chopped(8);
+     setStyleSheet(lxqtTheme.qss(styleSheetKey));
+     Q_EMIT themeChanged();
+ }
+
+--- a/lxqttranslator.cpp
++++ b/lxqttranslator.cpp
+@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool Translator::translateApplication(const QString &applicationName)
+     if (!applicationName.isEmpty())
+         return translate(applicationName);
+     else
+-        return translate(QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).baseName());
++        return translate(QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).baseName().mid(1).chopped(8));
+ }
+ 
+