diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 007c743fe49..a3f7a14a62d 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -2138,6 +2138,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/python-sphinx-prompt-docutils-0.19.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/python-sshtunnel-pep518.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.11-support.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.12-support.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/python-zipfile2-python-3.12-support.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/qcodeeditor-qt6.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/qtdeclarative-5-disable-qmlcache.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.12-support.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.12-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95d1d19c2d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.12-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/lib/Ice.py b/lib/Ice.py
+--- a/lib/Ice.py
++++ b/lib/Ice.py
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+ Ice module
+ """
+ 
+-import sys, string, imp, os, threading, warnings, datetime
++import sys, string, importlib, os, threading, warnings, datetime
+ 
+ #
+ # RTTI problems can occur in C++ code unless we modify Python's dlopen flags.
+@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ def createModule(name):
+         elif curr in _pendingModules:
+             mod = _pendingModules[curr]
+         else:
+-            nmod = imp.new_module(curr)
++            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(curr, loader=None)
++            nmod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+             _pendingModules[curr] = nmod
+             mod = nmod
+ 
+-- 
+
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index ae0e22216c7..0732d56856b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -41675,7 +41675,8 @@ interfaces.")
                 "0mikjfvq26kh8asnn9v55z41pap4c5ypymqnwwi4xkavc3mzyda2"))
               (patches
                (search-patches
-                "python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.11-support.patch"))))
+                "python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.11-support.patch"
+                "python-zeroc-ice-3.6.5-python-3.12-support.patch"))))
     (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments arguments
        ((#:phases phases #~%standard-phases)