diff --git a/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch b/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch
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index 00000000000..2b22a07991f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/niri/patches/remove-session.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+remove the niri-session, as that's a systemd-only binary. replace with niri --session which automatically adds envs.
+--
+--- a/resources/niri.desktop
++++ b/resources/niri.desktop
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ [Desktop Entry]
+ Name=Niri
+ Comment=A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
+-Exec=niri-session
++Exec=/usr/bin/niri --session
+ Type=Application
+ DesktopNames=niri
diff --git a/srcpkgs/niri/template b/srcpkgs/niri/template
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index 00000000000..0fb83c6b62d
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+++ b/srcpkgs/niri/template
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Template file for 'niri'
+pkgname=niri
+version=0.1.10.1
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+configure_args="--no-default-features --features xdp-gnome-screencast"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config clang18-devel"
+makedepends="eudev-libudev-devel libxkbcommon-devel libinput-devel libgbm-devel
+ libdisplay-info-devel pipewire-devel pango-devel libseat-devel clang18-devel"
+short_desc="Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor"
+maintainer="joetroll <joetroll@proton.me>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri"
+changelog="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d8854830436a87215b0bc6a60b6d43f350d927a03a2798c75f0fbda228bac8d3
+
+post_install() {
+	vinstall resources/niri.desktop 644 usr/share/wayland-sessions
+	vinstall resources/niri-portals.conf 644 usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
+}