diff --git a/srcpkgs/flowblade/files/flowblade-wayland b/srcpkgs/flowblade/files/flowblade-wayland
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54f0323b870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/flowblade/files/flowblade-wayland
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Flowblade does not support wayland and it crashes
+exec env GDK_BACKEND=x11 /usr/bin/flowblade "$@"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/flowblade/template b/srcpkgs/flowblade/template
index f1a43ae189e..cbd996578a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flowblade/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flowblade/template
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'flowblade'
 pkgname=flowblade
-version=2.8.0.3
+version=2.16.3
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc=flowblade-trunk
 build_style=python3-module
 make_install_args="--install-lib=${DESTDIR}/usr/share/flowblade"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 # https://github.com/jliljebl/flowblade/blob/master/flowblade-trunk/docs/DEPENDENCIES.md
-depends="frei0r-plugins gmic mlt-python3 python3-Pillow python3-dbus gtk+3
- python3-gobject python3-numpy swh-plugins"
+depends="frei0r-plugins gmic mlt7-python3 python3-cairo python3-Pillow
+ python3-gobject python3-numpy gtk+3 swh-plugins gdk-pixbuf pango librsvg
+ SDL_image swh-plugins python3-libusb1"
 short_desc="Non-linear video editor for Linux"
 maintainer="shizonic <realtiaz@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://jliljebl.github.io/flowblade/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/jliljebl/flowblade/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3753363d15caa6f1901118132a87f92d3b5e843c325775dbd83b30ee4d2a9bbf
+distfiles="https://github.com/jliljebl/flowblade/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bf1bad5f76a0cc23e5c5a97a3f033fa000937088deb0a558ce088dceae668364
+make_check=no # no tests to run
+
+post_install() {
+	vbin "${FILESDIR}/flowblade-wayland"
+}