diff --git a/network/connection/capnet-assist/files/more-widely-known-portal.patch b/network/connection/capnet-assist/files/more-widely-known-portal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6bde56749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/connection/capnet-assist/files/more-widely-known-portal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 018bcb5824a956409baef6cf68a8469a6c0e8c1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bahar Kurt <kurtbahartr@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:10:52 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Change captive portal detection URL to something known more
+ widely
+
+---
+ src/MainWindow.vala | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
+index a125814..c410eeb 100644
+--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
++++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
+@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
+ */
+ 
+ public class Captive.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
+-    private const string DUMMY_URL = "http://capnet.elementary.io";
++    // This was elementaryOS' own capnet server, which isn't acknowledged by networks like universities.
++    // As a quick workaround, we can use a more widely acknowledged server, like Google's.
++    private const string DUMMY_URL = "http://gstatic.com/generate_204";
+ 
+     private Adw.TabView tabview;
+     private Granite.HeaderLabel cert_subject;
+-- 
+2.46.2
+
diff --git a/network/connection/capnet-assist/pspec.xml b/network/connection/capnet-assist/pspec.xml
index d75c5a25d1..3249b205c0 100644
--- a/network/connection/capnet-assist/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/connection/capnet-assist/pspec.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
             <Dependency>vala-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>webkit2gtk-6.0-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch>more-widely-known-portal.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>