diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 2cfdc69b86e0..b9ca6bd4ba8d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -190,22 +190,6 @@ in
         "org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.service"
       ];
 
-      # https://github.com/elementary/gala/issues/1826#issuecomment-1890461298
-      systemd.user.services."io.elementary.gala.daemon@" = {
-        unitConfig = {
-          Description = "Gala Daemon";
-          BindsTo = "io.elementary.gala@.service";
-          After = "io.elementary.gala@.service";
-        };
-
-        serviceConfig = {
-          Type = "dbus";
-          BusName = "org.pantheon.gala.daemon";
-          ExecStart = "${pkgs.pantheon.gala}/bin/gala-daemon";
-          Slice = "session.slice";
-        };
-      };
-
       # Global environment
       environment.systemPackages = (with pkgs.pantheon; [
         elementary-session-settings
diff --git a/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix b/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
index 14f92fa3af4a..f8de2eb8061d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/pantheon.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...} :
             machine.wait_until_succeeds(f"pgrep -f {i}")
         for i in ["gala", "io.elementary.wingpanel", "plank"]:
             machine.wait_for_window(i)
-        for i in ["io.elementary.gala.daemon@x11.service", "bamfdaemon.service", "io.elementary.files.xdg-desktop-portal.service"]:
+        for i in ["bamfdaemon.service", "io.elementary.files.xdg-desktop-portal.service"]:
             machine.wait_for_unit(i, "${user.name}")
 
     with subtest("Check if various environment variables are set"):
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
index 2588a133ba7b..e85540b27ae5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "elementary-session-settings";
-  version = "6.0.0-unstable-2023-09-05";
+  version = "6.0.0-unstable-2024-03-29";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "elementary";
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # For systemd managed gnome-session support.
     # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/228946
     # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
-    rev = "3476c89bbb66564a72c6495ac0c61f8f9ed7a3ec";
-    sha256 = "sha256-Z1qW6m0XDkB92ZZVKx98JOMXiBDbGpQ0cAXgWdqK27c=";
+    rev = "53bf57e5b32936befc3003a0f99c5b3a69349c76";
+    sha256 = "sha256-TX9V6gZiuPEKSHQoSD4+5QptuqEvuErCJ8OF2KFRf9k=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/gala/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/gala/default.nix
index 123870c356de..3cf8a67e9539 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/gala/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/gala/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , pkg-config
 , meson
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # We look for plugins in `/run/current-system/sw/lib/` because
     # there are multiple plugin providers (e.g. gala and wingpanel).
     ./plugins-dir.patch
+
+    # Start gala-daemon internally (needed for systemd managed gnome-session)
+    # https://github.com/elementary/gala/pull/1844
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/gala/commit/351722c5a4fded46992b725e03dc94971c5bd31f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-RvdVHQjCUNmLrROBZTF+m1vE2XudtQZjk/YW28P/vKc=";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -70,9 +78,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = ''
     chmod +x build-aux/meson/post_install.py
     patchShebangs build-aux/meson/post_install.py
-
-    # https://github.com/elementary/gala/issues/1826#issuecomment-1890461298
-    sed '2i Wants=io.elementary.gala.daemon@.service' -i 'data/gala@x11.service.in'
   '';
 
   passthru = {