diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk+3/patches/8fb3557bce1fdf9e2c4146e89b43753688d64455.patch b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/patches/8fb3557bce1fdf9e2c4146e89b43753688d64455.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..52505b188e3459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/patches/8fb3557bce1fdf9e2c4146e89b43753688d64455.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+From 8fb3557bce1fdf9e2c4146e89b43753688d64455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alessandro Astone <alessandro.astone@canonical.com>
+Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:48:20 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] testsuite/a11y: Fixup treeview test after focus policy
+ changes
+
+Since commit
+  fbc28541f0 ("a11y: Don't send focus-related events for unfocused treeview")
+the window must have focus in order for the treeview to have focus and emit
+the signal we want to test for.
+
+Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/9716>
+---
+ testsuite/a11y/tree-relationships.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/testsuite/a11y/tree-relationships.c b/testsuite/a11y/tree-relationships.c
+index 34f45b690a5..a1cc1f38288 100644
+--- a/testsuite/a11y/tree-relationships.c
++++ b/testsuite/a11y/tree-relationships.c
+@@ -223,6 +223,24 @@ process_pending_idles ()
+   g_main_loop_run (loop);
+ }
+ 
++static void
++on_window_focus (GObject *obj,
++                 GParamSpec *pspec,
++                 gpointer data)
++{
++  GMainLoop *loop = data;
++  g_main_loop_quit (loop);
++}
++
++
++static void
++wait_window_focus (GtkWidget *window)
++{
++  GMainLoop *loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
++  g_signal_connect (window, "notify::is-active", G_CALLBACK (on_window_focus), loop);
++  g_main_loop_run (loop);
++}
++
+ static void
+ test_a11y_tree_focus (void)
+ {
+@@ -243,13 +261,15 @@ test_a11y_tree_focus (void)
+   window = builder_get_toplevel (builder);
+   g_assert (window);
+ 
+-  populate_tree (builder);
++  gtk_widget_show (window);
++  gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (window));
++  wait_window_focus (window);
+ 
++  populate_tree (builder);
+   tv = (GtkTreeView *)gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "treeview1");
+   gtk_tree_view_expand_all (tv);
+ 
+-  gtk_widget_show (window);
+-
++  gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (tv));
+   gtk_tree_view_get_cursor (tv, &path, &focus_column);
+   gtk_tree_path_down (path);
+   data.count = 0;
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
index 601aaf2ca4370c..5dea39b8abcd6d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gtk+3'
 pkgname=gtk+3
-version=3.24.50
+version=3.24.52
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.gtk.org/"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/raw/gtk-3-24/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gtk/${version%.*}/gtk-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=399118a5699314622165a11b769ea9b6ed68e037b6d46d57cfcf4851dec07529
+checksum=80931fa472a77b9a164f6740e3c0b444fac6770054632d35a7ff9d679e5e7b9f
 make_check_pre="xvfb-run dbus-run-session"
 # _broken_tests=""