diff --git a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/files/qtmultimedia-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/files/qtmultimedia-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..625c760fb1ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/files/qtmultimedia-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/947606
+TODO: needs upstreaming
+--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp
++++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp
+@@ -13,2 +13,3 @@
+ #if QT_CONFIG(pulseaudio)
++#  include <QVersionNumber>
+ #  include <pulse/version.h>
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.1.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.1.ebuild
index f018b0b87f769..3bed1852e8eb3 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.7.3-eigen-ppc-no-vsx.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
 )
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.9999.ebuild
index 5c9d4372dcb43..669bee51d312e 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.8.9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.7.3-eigen-ppc-no-vsx.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
 )
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9.9999.ebuild
index 5c9d4372dcb43..669bee51d312e 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9.9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.7.3-eigen-ppc-no-vsx.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
 )
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9999.ebuild
index 5c9d4372dcb43..669bee51d312e 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-6.9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.7.3-eigen-ppc-no-vsx.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.1-qversionnumber.patch
 )
 
 src_configure() {