diff --git a/rpm-4.13.0-idle-and-sleep-in-systemd-inhibit.patch b/rpm-4.13.0-idle-and-sleep-in-systemd-inhibit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b769c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm-4.13.0-idle-and-sleep-in-systemd-inhibit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 83219d023b5b21826c7482d4aa3f6372f520825d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Florian Festi <ffesti@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:56:31 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Also block idle and sleep in the systemd-inhibit plugin
+
+We really should not suspend or hibernate during rpm operations. Chances are
+too high to not wake up properly and damage the system (see rhbz#1297984).
+---
+ plugins/systemd_inhibit.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins/systemd_inhibit.c b/plugins/systemd_inhibit.c
+index b05d3d2..4a90c44 100644
+--- a/plugins/systemd_inhibit.c
++++ b/plugins/systemd_inhibit.c
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int inhibit(void)
+     }
+ 
+     if (msg) {
+-	const char *what = "shutdown";
++	const char *what = "idle:sleep:shutdown";
+ 	const char *mode = "block";
+ 	const char *who = "RPM";
+ 	const char *reason = "Transaction running";
+-- 
+2.5.0
+
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index d955517..0616824 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Summary: The RPM package management system
 Name: rpm
 Version: %{rpmver}
-Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}23%{?dist}
+Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}24%{?dist}
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Url: http://www.rpm.org/
 Source0: http://rpm.org/releases/rpm-4.12.x/%{name}-%{srcver}.tar.bz2
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Patch112: rpm-4.13.0-missingok.patch
 Patch113: rpm-4.13.0-recursing-rpmdeps.patch
 Patch114: rpm-4.13.0-autosetup-errors.patch
 Patch115: rpm-4.13.0-unlimited-macro-expand.patch
+Patch116: rpm-4.13.0-idle-and-sleep-in-systemd-inhibit.patch
 
 # These are not yet upstream
 Patch302: rpm-4.7.1-geode-i686.patch
@@ -578,6 +579,9 @@ exit 0
 %doc doc/librpm/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 19 2016 Florian Festi <ffesti@rpm.org> - 4.4.13.0-0.rc1.24
+- Also block idle and sleep in the systemd-inhibit plugin (#1297984)
+
 * Mon Feb 02 2016 Lubos Kardos <lkardos@redhat.com> - 4.13.0-0.rc1.23
 - Remove size limit when expanding macros (#1301677)