diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/bump-node-abi.patch b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/bump-node-abi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..10d3c424f25dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/bump-node-abi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+diff --git a/src/node/desktop/package-lock.json b/src/node/desktop/package-lock.json
+index e4cf455..f822c46 100644
+--- a/src/node/desktop/package-lock.json
++++ b/src/node/desktop/package-lock.json
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+         "line-reader": "0.4.0",
+         "lodash.debounce": "4.0.8",
+         "net-ipc": "2.2.0",
+-        "node-abi": "3.71.0",
++        "node-abi": "^4.10.0",
+         "node-addon-api": "8.3.1",
+         "node-system-fonts": "1.0.1",
+         "properties-reader": "2.3.0",
+@@ -1068,6 +1068,19 @@
+         "node": ">=12.13.0"
+       }
+     },
++    "node_modules/@electron/rebuild/node_modules/node-abi": {
++      "version": "3.75.0",
++      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-abi/-/node-abi-3.75.0.tgz",
++      "integrity": "sha512-OhYaY5sDsIka7H7AtijtI9jwGYLyl29eQn/W623DiN/MIv5sUqc4g7BIDThX+gb7di9f6xK02nkp8sdfFWZLTg==",
++      "dev": true,
++      "license": "MIT",
++      "dependencies": {
++        "semver": "^7.3.5"
++      },
++      "engines": {
++        "node": ">=10"
++      }
++    },
+     "node_modules/@electron/universal": {
+       "version": "2.0.2",
+       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/universal/-/universal-2.0.2.tgz",
+@@ -9615,15 +9628,15 @@
+       }
+     },
+     "node_modules/node-abi": {
+-      "version": "3.71.0",
+-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-abi/-/node-abi-3.71.0.tgz",
+-      "integrity": "sha512-SZ40vRiy/+wRTf21hxkkEjPJZpARzUMVcJoQse2EF8qkUWbbO2z7vd5oA/H6bVH6SZQ5STGcu0KRDS7biNRfxw==",
++      "version": "4.10.0",
++      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-abi/-/node-abi-4.10.0.tgz",
++      "integrity": "sha512-99+BHGmmk969uU3Q4DM9t2tBvDKmqZ3prz/yumY7n+fV2zA+DAOBXuodsp9ZD/QSXK8aSKgWIpkg8tbrAe9JBg==",
+       "license": "MIT",
+       "dependencies": {
+-        "semver": "^7.3.5"
++        "semver": "^7.6.3"
+       },
+       "engines": {
+-        "node": ">=10"
++        "node": ">=22.12.0"
+       }
+     },
+     "node_modules/node-abort-controller": {
+diff --git a/src/node/desktop/package.json b/src/node/desktop/package.json
+index 1fe9294..e3797cf 100644
+--- a/src/node/desktop/package.json
++++ b/src/node/desktop/package.json
+@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
+     "line-reader": "0.4.0",
+     "lodash.debounce": "4.0.8",
+     "net-ipc": "2.2.0",
+-    "node-abi": "3.71.0",
++    "node-abi": "^4.10.0",
+     "node-addon-api": "8.3.1",
+     "node-system-fonts": "1.0.1",
+     "properties-reader": "2.3.0",
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/package.nix
index 758428d1f05af..f20943963c5a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rstudio/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   apple-sdk_11,
   boost187,
-  electron_34,
+  electron_36,
   fontconfig,
   gnumake,
   hunspellDicts,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  electron = electron_34;
+  electron = electron_36;
 
   mathJaxSrc = fetchzip {
     url = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/rstudio-buildtools/mathjax-27.zip";
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./ignore-etc-os-release.patch
     ./dont-yarn-install.patch
     ./fix-darwin.patch
+    ./bump-node-abi.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -241,7 +242,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "rstudio-${version}-npm-deps";
     inherit src;
     postPatch = "cd ${npmRoot}";
-    hash = "sha256-ispV6FJdtOELtFNIZDn1lKbwvO/iTO8mrZ8nIOs2uhs=";
+    patches = [
+      # needed for support for electron versions above electron_34
+      ./bump-node-abi.patch
+    ];
+    hash = "sha256-64PJPUE/xwdQdxVGiKzy8ADnxXH/qGQtFMib0unZpoA=";
   };
 
   preConfigure =