diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
index 2f35f1fe65c..0ba86567c7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, fetchFromGitLab
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
+, pkg-config
+, meson
+, ninja
+, fetchFromGitLab
 , python3
-, perl
-, perlPackages
+, vala
+, glib
 , gtk3
-, intltool
 , libpeas
 , libsoup
+, libxml2
 , libsecret
 , libnotify
 , libdmapsharing
 , gnome
 , gobject-introspection
 , totem-pl-parser
+, libgudev
+, libgpod
+, libmtp
+, lirc
+, brasero
+, grilo
 , tdb
 , json-glib
 , itstool
@@ -19,38 +32,32 @@
 , gst_all_1
 , gst_plugins ? with gst_all_1; [ gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-ugly ]
 }:
-let
 
-  # The API version of libdmapsharing required by rhythmbox 3.4.4 is 3.0.
-
-  # This PR would solve the issue:
-  # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rhythmbox/-/merge_requests/12
-  # Unfortunately applying this patch produces a rhythmbox which
-  # cannot fetch data from DAAP shares.
-
-  libdmapsharing_3 = libdmapsharing.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
-    version = "2.9.41";
-    src = fetchFromGitLab {
-      domain = "gitlab.gnome.org";
-      owner = "GNOME";
-      repo = old.pname;
-      rev = "${lib.toUpper old.pname}_${lib.replaceStrings ["."] ["_"] version}";
-      sha256 = "05kvrzf0cp3mskdy6iv7zqq24qdczl800q2dn1h4bk3d9wchgm4p";
-    };
-  });
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rhythmbox";
-  version = "3.4.4";
+  version = "3.4.5";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "142xcvw4l19jyr5i72nbnrihs953pvrrzcbijjn9dxmxszbv03pf";
+    sha256 = "l+u8YPN4sibaRbtEbYmQL26hgx4j8Q76ujZVk7HnTyo=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix stuff linking against rhythmdb not finding libxml headers
+    # included by rhythmdb.h header.
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rhythmbox/-/merge_requests/147
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rhythmbox/-/commit/7e8c7b803a45b7badf350132f8e78e3d75b99a21.patch";
+      sha256 = "5CE/NVlmx7FItNJCVQxx+x0DCYhUkAi/UuksfAiyWBg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
-    intltool perl perlPackages.XMLParser
+    meson
+    ninja
+    vala
+    glib
     itstool
     wrapGAppsHook
   ];
@@ -58,13 +65,20 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     python3
     libsoup
+    libxml2
     tdb
     json-glib
 
+    glib
     gtk3
     libpeas
     totem-pl-parser
-    gnome.adwaita-icon-theme
+    libgudev
+    libgpod
+    libmtp
+    lirc
+    brasero
+    grilo
 
     gobject-introspection
     python3.pkgs.pygobject3
@@ -76,16 +90,14 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gst_all_1.gst-plugins-ugly
     gst_all_1.gst-libav
 
-    libdmapsharing_3 # necessary for daap support
+    libdmapsharing # for daap support
     libsecret
     libnotify
   ] ++ gst_plugins;
 
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--enable-daap"
-    "--enable-libnotify"
-    "--with-libsecret"
-  ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    glib-compile-schemas "$out/share/glib-2.0/schemas"
+  '';
 
   preFixup = ''
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
@@ -93,8 +105,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     )
   '';
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;