diff --git a/kbg/packages/python-xyz.scm b/kbg/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 171039d..54dbd55 100644
--- a/kbg/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/kbg/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -134,3 +134,16 @@
    (synopsis "Yet another LaTeX filter")
    (description "Yet another LaTeX filter")
    (license license:gpl3)))
+
+(define-public python-yalafi-custom-server
+  (package
+   (inherit python-yalafi)
+   (name "python-yalafi-custom-server")
+   (version "1.4.0")
+   (source (origin
+            (method url-fetch)
+            (uri (pypi-uri "yalafi" version))
+            (sha256
+             (base32
+              "02bn21prgd81gr28vl211dp9mkqfgrrbiz2sqp29y72av6p88lfj"))
+            (patches (search-patches "./kbg/patches/allow-setting-a-custom-server.patch"))))))
diff --git a/kbg/patches/allow-setting-a-custom-server.patch b/kbg/patches/allow-setting-a-custom-server.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36f1a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kbg/patches/allow-setting-a-custom-server.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- /yalafi/shell/shell.py
++++ /yalafi/shell/shell.py
+@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--enablecategories',
+ parser.add_argument('--lt-options', default='')
+ parser.add_argument('--single-letters')
+ parser.add_argument('--equation-punctuation')
+-parser.add_argument('--server', choices=['my', 'lt', 'stop'], default='')
++parser.add_argument('--server', default='')
+ parser.add_argument('--lt-server-options', default='')
+ parser.add_argument('--textgears')
+ parser.add_argument('--multi-language', action='store_true')
+@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ if cmdline.server == 'stop':
+                                     + ltserver_local_cmd + '"\n')
+         sys.exit()
+     tex2txt.fatal('could not kill LT server "' + ltserver_local_cmd + '"')
++elif cmdline.server not in ['lt', 'my', 'stop']:
++    ltserver = cmdline.server
++    cmdline.server = 'lt'
+ 
+ 
+ # option --add-modules: read declarations from root document