diff --git a/1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3.patch b/1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edeb124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Weil <sw@weilnetz.de>
+Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:09:15 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Add support for upcoming Leptonica 1.83.0
+
+Signed-off-by: Stefan Weil <sw@weilnetz.de>
+---
+ tesseract5.pxd | 10 ++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/tesseract5.pxd b/tesseract5.pxd
+index 21ad667..aa7e52d 100644
+--- a/tesseract5.pxd
++++ b/tesseract5.pxd
+@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ cdef extern from "leptonica/allheaders.h" nogil:
+         L_SEVERITY_ERROR    = 5   # Print error and higher messages
+         L_SEVERITY_NONE     = 6   # Highest severity: print no messages
+ 
++cdef extern from *:
++    """
++    #if (LIBLEPT_MAJOR_VERSION > 1) || (LIBLEPT_MINOR_VERSION > 82)
++    // The public API of Leptonica 1.83.0 hides details of some data
++    // structures which are used by tesserocr (see Pix, Box, ... above).
++    // Get those details by including a private header file.
++    #include <leptonica/pix_internal.h>
++    #endif
++    """
++
+ cdef extern from "tesseract/publictypes.h" namespace "tesseract" nogil:
+     cdef enum PolyBlockType:
+         PT_UNKNOWN          # Type is not yet known. Keep as the first element.
diff --git a/python-tesserocr.changes b/python-tesserocr.changes
index 9bfe60c..eacde56 100644
--- a/python-tesserocr.changes
+++ b/python-tesserocr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jan 14 21:46:21 UTC 2023 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
+
+- Apply 1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3.patch from upstream
+  project in order to build with Leptonica 1.83.0
+- Make tests work again
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 11 13:26:52 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-tesserocr.spec b/python-tesserocr.spec
index f47521d..897ecc9 100644
--- a/python-tesserocr.spec
+++ b/python-tesserocr.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-tesserocr
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/sirfz/tesserocr
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/t/tesserocr/tesserocr-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         1441bec703cf68161acce5e85907ddd71c47fdc3.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Pillow}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ GIL while processing an image in tesseract.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n tesserocr-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ GIL while processing an image in tesseract.
 %python_install
 
 %check
+export TESSDATA_PREFIX=/usr/share/tessdata
 %python_exec setup.py develop --user
 # test_LSTM_choices failure: https://github.com/sirfz/tesserocr/issues/214
 %pytest -k 'not test_LSTM_choices'