diff --git a/textproc/sigil/Makefile b/textproc/sigil/Makefile
index dd9332f4acaf..ff7942080170 100644
--- a/textproc/sigil/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/sigil/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	sigil
 DISTVERSION=	2.8.1
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	jonc@chen.org.nz
 COMMENT=	WYSIWYG ePub editor
 WWW=		https://sigil-ebook.com/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.txt
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpcre2-16.so:devel/pcre2 \
 		libhunspell-1.7.so:textproc/hunspell
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dulwich>=0.15.0:devel/py-dulwich@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}lxml>0:devel/py-lxml@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		cmake cpe desktop-file-utils gl localbase:ldflags \
 		minizip pkgconfig python qt:6 shebangfix
 CPE_VENDOR=	${PORTNAME}-ebook
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	Sigil-Ebook
 GH_PROJECT=	Sigil
 USE_GL=		opengl
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/sigil
 USE_QT=		base declarative positioning svg webchannel webengine \
 		tools:build imageformats:run
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/*.py \
 		src/Resource_Files/python3lib/*.py
 
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBS:BOOL=1
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/sigil/*.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/sigil/files/patch-sigil-sh b/textproc/sigil/files/patch-sigil-sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcdaf0c0617f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/sigil/files/patch-sigil-sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+Add workaround for:
+   https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/issues/874
+
+--- src/Resource_Files/bash/sigil-sh_install.orig	2026-07-22 07:53:34.831031000 +1200
++++ src/Resource_Files/bash/sigil-sh_install	2026-07-22 07:54:41.043039000 +1200
+@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
+ #  export SIGIL_EXTRA_ROOT
+ #fi
+ 
++# Workaround for crash-on-close
++export QT_QUICK_BACKEND=software
++
+ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+ 
+ exec ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/sigil/sigil "$@"