diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index 63287161f084..76cfc47171fc 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
   it is set, instead of the previous hardcoded default of
   `${networking.hostName}.${security.ipa.domain}`.
 
+- The `MSMTP_QUEUE` and `MSMTP_LOG` environment variables accepted by `msmtpq` have now been renamed to `MSMTPQ_Q` and `MSMTPQ_LOG` respectively.
+
 - The fcgiwrap module now allows multiple instances running as distinct users.
   The option `services.fgciwrap` now takes an attribute set of the
   configuration of each individual instance.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/default.nix
index 44153a74d95b..6bd0f38ba6f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/default.nix
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 let
   inherit (lib) getBin getExe optionals;
 
-  version = "1.8.22";
+  version = "1.8.25";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "marlam";
     repo = "msmtp";
     rev = "msmtp-${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Jt/uvGBrYYr6ua6LVPiP0nuRiIkxBJASdgHBNHivzxQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-UZKUpF/ZwYPM2rPDudL1O8e8LguKJh9sTcJRT3vgsf4=";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ let
     pname = "msmtp-scripts";
     inherit version src meta;
 
-    patches = [ ./paths.patch ];
+    patches = [
+      ./msmtpq-remove-binary-check.patch
+      ./msmtpq-systemd-logging.patch
+    ];
 
     postPatch = ''
       substituteInPlace scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-remove-binary-check.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-remove-binary-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..045f71c22a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-remove-binary-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
+index bcb384e..9622e47 100755
+--- a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
++++ b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
+@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ err() { dsp '' "$@" '' ; exit 1 ; }
+ ##   export the location of the msmtp executable before running this script  (no quotes !!)
+ ##   e.g. ( export MSMTP=/path/to/msmtp )
+ MSMTP="${MSMTP:-msmtp}"
+-"$MSMTP" --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+-  log_later -e 1 "msmtpq : can't run the msmtp executable [ $MSMTP ]"   # if not found - complain ; quit
+ ##
+ ## set the queue var to the location of the msmtp queue directory
+ ##   if the queue dir doesn't yet exist, create it (0700)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-systemd-logging.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-systemd-logging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9db3e645808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/msmtpq-systemd-logging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
+index bcb384e..dbaf1b5 100755
+--- a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
++++ b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
+@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ if [ ! -v MSMTPQ_LOG ] ; then
+   fi
+ fi
+ [ -d "$(dirname "$MSMTPQ_LOG")" ] || mkdir -p "$(dirname "$MSMTPQ_LOG")"
++
++JOURNAL=@journal@
+ ## ======================================================================================
+ 
+ ## msmtpq can use the following environment variables :
+@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ on_exit() {                          # unlock the queue on exit if the lock was
+ ## display msg to user, as well
+ ##
+ log() {
++  local NAME=msmtpq
+   local ARG RC PFX
+   PFX="$('date' +'%Y %d %b %H:%M:%S')"
+                                      # time stamp prefix - "2008 13 Mar 03:59:45 "
+@@ -161,10 +164,19 @@ log() {
+     done
+   fi
+ 
++  if [ "$JOURNAL" = "Y" ]; then
++    for ARG; do
++      [ -n "$ARG" ] &&
++        echo "$ARG" | systemd-cat -t "$NAME" -p info
++    done
++  fi
++
+   if [ -n "$RC" ] ; then             # an error ; leave w/error return
+     [ -n "$LKD" ] && lock_queue -u   # unlock here (if locked)
+     [ -n "$MSMTPQ_LOG" ] && \
+       echo "    exit code = $RC" >> "$MSMTPQ_LOG" # logging ok ; send exit code to log
++    [ "$JOURNAL" = "Y" ] && \
++      echo "exit code= $RC" | systemd-cat -t "$NAME" -p emerg
+     exit "$RC"                       # exit w/return code
+   fi
+ }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/paths.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/paths.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9298519e4da3..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/msmtp/paths.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
-index d8b4039..1f2a7b5 100755
---- a/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
-+++ b/scripts/msmtpq/msmtpq
-@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ err() { dsp '' "$@" '' ; exit 1 ; }
- ##   e.g. ( export MSMTP=/path/to/msmtp )
- if [ "$MSMTP" = "" ] ; then  # If MSMTP is unset or empty...
-   MSMTP=msmtp
--elif [ ! -x "$MSMTP" ] ; then
--  log -e 1 "msmtpq : can't find the msmtp executable [ $MSMTP ]"   # if not found - complain ; quit
-+# elif [ ! -x "$MSMTP" ] ; then
-+#   log -e 1 "msmtpq : can't find the msmtp executable [ $MSMTP ]"   # if not found - complain ; quit
- fi
- ##
- ## set the queue var to the location of the msmtp queue directory
-@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fi
- ##            ( chmod 0700 msmtp.queue )
- ##
- ## the queue dir - export this variable to reflect where you'd like it to be  (no quotes !!)
--Q=${Q:-~/.msmtp.queue}
-+Q=${MSMTP_QUEUE:-~/.msmtp.queue}
- [ -d "$Q" ] || mkdir -m 0700 -p "$Q" || \
-   err '' "msmtpq : can't find or create msmtp queue directory [ $Q ]" ''     # if not present - complain ; quit
- ##
-@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ Q=${Q:-~/.msmtp.queue}
- ##
- ## the queue log file - export this variable to change where logs are stored  (but no quotes !!)
- ##                      Set it to "" (empty string) to disable logging.
--[ -v LOG ] || LOG=~/log/msmtp.queue.log
-+LOG=${MSMTP_LOG:-~/log/msmtp.queue.log}
- [ -d "$(dirname "$LOG")" ] || mkdir -p "$(dirname "$LOG")"
-+
-+JOURNAL=@journal@
- ## ======================================================================================
- 
- ## msmtpq can use the following environment variables :
-@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ on_exit() {                          # unlock the queue on exit if the lock was
- ## display msg to user, as well
- ##
- log() {
-+  local NAME=msmtpq
-   local ARG RC PFX
-   PFX="$('date' +'%Y %d %b %H:%M:%S')"
-                                      # time stamp prefix - "2008 13 Mar 03:59:45 "
-@@ -156,10 +159,19 @@ log() {
-     done
-   fi
- 
-+  if [ "$JOURNAL" = "Y" ]; then
-+    for ARG; do
-+      [ -n "$ARG" ] &&
-+        echo "$ARG" | systemd-cat -t "$NAME" -p info
-+    done
-+  fi
-+
-   if [ -n "$RC" ] ; then             # an error ; leave w/error return
-     [ -n "$LKD" ] && lock_queue -u   # unlock here (if locked)
-     [ -n "$LOG" ] && \
-       echo "    exit code = $RC" >> "$LOG" # logging ok ; send exit code to log
-+    [ "$JOURNAL" = "Y" ] && \
-+      echo "exit code= $RC" | systemd-cat -t "$NAME" -p emerg
-     exit "$RC"                       # exit w/return code
-   fi
- }