diff --git a/systemd-plymouth-messages.patch b/systemd-plymouth-messages.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77e7c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-plymouth-messages.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+From 8bf22a7b68d98f1757a1c4ea3180130eac119fd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: William Jon McCann <jmccann@redhat.com>
+Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:18:16 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove the calls to plymouth message
+
+ * messages aren't translated
+ * console text is ugly
+ * they are jargonny
+ * they really aren't needed
+
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35711
+---
+ units/plymouth-halt.service     |    1 -
+ units/plymouth-kexec.service    |    1 -
+ units/plymouth-poweroff.service |    1 -
+ units/plymouth-reboot.service   |    1 -
+ 4 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/units/plymouth-halt.service b/units/plymouth-halt.service
+index fa1a20a..962d829 100644
+--- a/units/plymouth-halt.service
++++ b/units/plymouth-halt.service
+@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
+ [Service]
+ ExecStart=/sbin/plymouthd --mode=shutdown
+ ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth --show-splash
+-ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth message '--text=Halting...'
+ Type=forking
+diff --git a/units/plymouth-kexec.service b/units/plymouth-kexec.service
+index 61c6376..0d7450f 100644
+--- a/units/plymouth-kexec.service
++++ b/units/plymouth-kexec.service
+@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
+ [Service]
+ ExecStart=/sbin/plymouthd --mode=shutdown
+ ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth --show-splash
+-ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth message '--text=Rebooting with kexec...'
+ Type=forking
+diff --git a/units/plymouth-poweroff.service b/units/plymouth-poweroff.service
+index c1eebb5..d4979df 100644
+--- a/units/plymouth-poweroff.service
++++ b/units/plymouth-poweroff.service
+@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
+ [Service]
+ ExecStart=/sbin/plymouthd --mode=shutdown
+ ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth --show-splash
+-ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth message '--text=Powering Off...'
+ Type=forking
+diff --git a/units/plymouth-reboot.service b/units/plymouth-reboot.service
+index 974db31..7304a5f 100644
+--- a/units/plymouth-reboot.service
++++ b/units/plymouth-reboot.service
+@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
+ [Service]
+ ExecStart=/sbin/plymouthd --mode=shutdown
+ ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth --show-splash
+-ExecStartPost=-/bin/plymouth message '--text=Rebooting...'
+ Type=forking
+-- 
+1.7.3.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 33e2ebd..a316821 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Name:           systemd
 Url:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Version:        20
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System Environment/Base
 Summary:        A System and Service Manager
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Requires:       kernel >= 2.6.35.2-9.fc14
 Source0:        http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # Adds support for the %%{_unitdir} macro
 Source1:        macros.systemd
+
+# https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35711
+Patch0:         systemd-plymouth-messages.patch
+
 # For sysvinit tools
 Obsoletes:      SysVinit < 2.86-24, sysvinit < 2.86-24
 Provides:       SysVinit = 2.86-24, sysvinit = 2.86-24
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ Graphical front-end for systemd.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .plymouth-messages
 
 %build
 %configure --with-rootdir= --with-distro=fedora
@@ -255,6 +260,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/systemadm.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 28 2011 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 20-2
+- Apply upstream patch to not send untranslated messages to plymouth
+
 * Tue Mar  8 2011 Lennart Poettering <lpoetter@redhat.com> - 20-1
 - New upstream release