diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/001-async-test.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/001-async-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..178fd37199f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/001-async-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/libs/partners/chroma/tests/integration_tests/test_vectorstores.py b/libs/partners/chroma/tests/integration_tests/test_vectorstores.py
+index 382b24cb5..f99a34112 100644
+--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_vectorstores.py
++++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_vectorstores.py
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_chroma() -> None:
+ 
+     assert output == [Document(page_content="foo")]
+ 
+-
++@pytest.mark.asyncio
+ async def test_chroma_async() -> None:
+     """Test end to end construction and search."""
+     texts = ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/default.nix
index f9a35e759c8e..817676cbb189 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/langchain-chroma/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   numpy,
   poetry-core,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-asyncio,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   sourceRoot = "${src.name}/libs/partners/chroma";
 
+  patches = [ ./001-async-test.patch ];
+
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "chromadb" ];
@@ -35,7 +38,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "langchain_chroma" ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytest-asyncio
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   passthru = {
     inherit (langchain-core) updateScript;
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Integration package connecting Chroma and LangChain";
     homepage = "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/tree/master/libs/partners/chroma";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ natsukium ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      natsukium
+      sarahec
+    ];
   };
 }