diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/aseprite/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/aseprite/default.nix
index 429b2430fce2..7af3742349a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/aseprite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/aseprite/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkgconfig
-, curl, freetype, giflib, libjpeg, libpng, libwebp, pixman, tinyxml, zlib
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake, pkgconfig
+, curl, freetype, giflib, harfbuzz, libjpeg, libpng, libwebp, pixman, tinyxml, zlib
 , libX11, libXext, libXcursor, libXxf86vm
 , unfree ? false
 , cmark
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "aseprite-${version}";
-  version = if unfree then "1.2.4" else "1.1.7";
+  version = if unfree then "1.2.9" else "1.1.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "aseprite";
@@ -19,16 +19,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rev = "v${version}";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
     sha256 = if unfree
-      then "1rnf4a8vgddz8x55rpqaihlxmqip1kgpdhqb4d3l71h1zmidg5k3"
+      then "0a9xk163j0984n8nn6pqf27n83gr6w7g25wkiv591zx88pa6cpbd"
       else "0gd49lns2bpzbkwax5jf9x1xmg1j8ij997kcxr2596cwiswnw4di";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    curl freetype giflib libjpeg libpng libwebp pixman tinyxml zlib
+    curl freetype giflib harfbuzz libjpeg libpng libwebp pixman tinyxml zlib
     libX11 libXext libXcursor libXxf86vm
-  ] ++ lib.optionals unfree [ cmark ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals unfree [ cmark harfbuzz ];
+
+  patches = lib.optionals unfree [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/commit/cfb4dac6feef1f39e161c23c886055a8f9acfd0d.patch";
+      sha256 = "1qhjfpngg8b1vvb9w26lhjjfamfx57ih0p31km3r5l96nm85l7f9";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/orivej/aseprite/commit/ea87e65b357ad0bd65467af5529183b5a48a8c17.patch";
+      sha256 = "1vwn8ivap1pzdh444sdvvkndp55iz146nhmd80xbm8cyzn3qmg91";
+    })
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i src/config.h -e "s-\\(#define VERSION\\) .*-\\1 \"$version\"-"
@@ -49,6 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWITH_WEBP_SUPPORT=ON"
   ] ++ lib.optionals unfree [
     "-DUSE_SHARED_CMARK=ON"
+    "-DUSE_SHARED_HARFBUZZ=ON"
     # Aseprite needs internal freetype headers.
     "-DUSE_SHARED_FREETYPE=OFF"
     # Disable libarchive programs.