diff --git a/CVE-2026-21441.patch b/CVE-2026-21441.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13d5976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CVE-2026-21441.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+From e078b83c2dbd7fddc88d9a698479b91e78eae964 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Illia Volochii <illia.volochii@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:07:30 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Merge commit from fork
+
+* Stop decoding response content during redirects needlessly
+
+* Rename the new query parameter
+
+* Add a changelog entry
+---
+ src/urllib3/response.py                      |  6 +++++-
+ test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/urllib3/response.py b/src/urllib3/response.py
+index 37936f93..fbbccdbd 100644
+--- a/src/urllib3/response.py
++++ b/src/urllib3/response.py
+@@ -610,7 +610,11 @@ class HTTPResponse(BaseHTTPResponse):
+         Unread data in the HTTPResponse connection blocks the connection from being released back to the pool.
+         """
+         try:
+-            self.read()
++            self.read(
++                # Do not spend resources decoding the content unless
++                # decoding has already been initiated.
++                decode_content=self._has_decoded_content,
++            )
+         except (HTTPError, OSError, BaseSSLError, HTTPException):
+             pass
+ 
+diff --git a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
+index c0f4d9d5..5e58c971 100644
+--- a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
++++ b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
+@@ -480,6 +480,25 @@ class TestConnectionPool(HTTPDummyServerTestCase):
+             assert r.status == 200
+             assert r.data == b"Dummy server!"
+ 
++    @mock.patch("urllib3.response.GzipDecoder.decompress")
++    def test_no_decoding_with_redirect_when_preload_disabled(
++        self, gzip_decompress: mock.MagicMock
++    ) -> None:
++        """
++        Test that urllib3 does not attempt to decode a gzipped redirect
++        response when `preload_content` is set to `False`.
++        """
++        with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
++            # Three requests are expected: two redirects and one final / 200 OK.
++            response = pool.request(
++                "GET",
++                "/redirect",
++                fields={"target": "/redirect?compressed=true", "compressed": "true"},
++                preload_content=False,
++            )
++        assert response.status == 200
++        gzip_decompress.assert_not_called()
++
+     def test_303_redirect_makes_request_lose_body(self) -> None:
+         with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
+             response = pool.request(
+-- 
+2.52.0
+
diff --git a/python-urllib3.changes b/python-urllib3.changes
index 6453640..962672e 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.changes
+++ b/python-urllib3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 13 09:58:43 UTC 2026 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Add CVE-2026-21441.patch to fix excessive resource consumption
+  during decompression of data in HTTP redirect responses
+  (bsc#1256331, CVE-2026-21441)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul  2 05:03:53 UTC 2025 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-urllib3.spec b/python-urllib3.spec
index 283d63b..c1f7f73 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Patch1:         openssl-3.2.patch
 Patch2:         CVE-2024-37891.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM CVE-2025-50181 gh#urllib3/urllib3@f05b1329126d, bsc#1244925
 Patch3:         CVE-2025-50181-poolmanager-redirects.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/8864ac407bba8607950025e0979c4c69bc7abc7b
+# Stop decoding response content during redirects needlessly (CVE-2026-21441)
+Patch4:         CVE-2026-21441.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module hatchling}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}