diff --git a/gui-apps/deskflow/deskflow-1.23.0.ebuild b/gui-apps/deskflow/deskflow-1.23.0.ebuild
index aa89a1fcfd341..08ee484a9229a 100644
--- a/gui-apps/deskflow/deskflow-1.23.0.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/deskflow/deskflow-1.23.0.ebuild
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ DOCS=(
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-default-proto.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-limit-includes.patch
 )
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/gui-apps/deskflow/files/deskflow-1.23.0-limit-includes.patch b/gui-apps/deskflow/files/deskflow-1.23.0-limit-includes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0e90c579d91f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui-apps/deskflow/files/deskflow-1.23.0-limit-includes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 7d022615a576b228f9fc8473f05967455a0d9bd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: James Le Cuirot <chewi@gentoo.org>
+Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 22:21:23 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] fix: update inclusion of climits and cstdint headers
+
+For INT_MAX and SIZE_MAX.
+--- a/src/lib/base/String.cpp
++++ b/src/lib/base/String.cpp
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <algorithm>
+ #include <cstdarg>
++#include <cstdint>
+ #include <sstream>
+ #include <vector>
+ 
+--- a/src/lib/client/Client.cpp
++++ b/src/lib/client/Client.cpp
+@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
+ #include "net/TCPSocket.h"
+ 
+ #include <algorithm>
+-#include <climits>
+ #include <cstdlib>
+ #include <cstring>
+ #include <fstream>
+--- a/src/lib/client/Client.h
++++ b/src/lib/client/Client.h
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+ #include "mt/CondVar.h"
+ #include "net/NetworkAddress.h"
+ 
++#include <climits>
+ #include <memory>
+ 
+ class EventQueueTimer;
+--- a/src/lib/gui/VersionChecker.cpp
++++ b/src/lib/gui/VersionChecker.cpp
+@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+ #include <QNetworkRequest>
+ #include <QProcess>
+ #include <QRegularExpression>
++#include <climits>
+ #include <memory>
+ 
+ VersionChecker::VersionChecker(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), m_network{new QNetworkAccessManager(this)}
+--- a/src/lib/server/InputFilter.cpp
++++ b/src/lib/server/InputFilter.cpp
+@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
+ #include "server/PrimaryClient.h"
+ #include "server/Server.h"
+ 
++#include <cstdint>
+ #include <cstdlib>
+ #include <cstring>
+ 
+--- a/src/lib/server/Server.cpp
++++ b/src/lib/server/Server.cpp
+@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
+ #ifdef _WIN32
+ #include <array>
+ #endif
+-#include <climits>
+ #include <cmath>
+ #include <cstdlib>
+ #include <cstring>
+--- a/src/lib/server/Server.h
++++ b/src/lib/server/Server.h
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+ #include "deskflow/ServerArgs.h"
+ #include "server/Config.h"
+ 
++#include <climits>
+ #include <map>
+ #include <memory>
+ #include <set>
+-- 
+2.50.1
+