diff --git a/desktop-file-utils-fdo94303-fix-buffer-over-read.patch b/desktop-file-utils-fdo94303-fix-buffer-over-read.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bffc9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop-file-utils-fdo94303-fix-buffer-over-read.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From cddcd6612b66cb3963920b5f2734850a217d7020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Hans Petter Jansson <hpj@cl.no>
+Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 01:50:14 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] validate: Fix buffer over-read on incomplete escape sequence.
+
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94303
+---
+ src/validate.c | 10 ++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/validate.c b/src/validate.c
+index b4b752e..7403c18 100644
+--- a/src/validate.c
++++ b/src/validate.c
+@@ -1225,6 +1225,16 @@ handle_exec_key (kf_validator *kf,
+         break;
+       case '\\':
+         PRINT_INVALID_IF_FLAG;
++
++        /* Escape character immediately followed by \0? */
++        if (*(c + 1) == '\0') {
++          print_fatal (kf, "value \"%s\" for key \"%s\" in group \"%s\" "
++                           "ends in an incomplete escape sequence\n",
++                           value, locale_key, kf->current_group);
++          retval = FALSE;
++          break;
++        }
++
+         c++;
+         if (*c == '\\' && in_quote)
+           escaped = !escaped;
+-- 
+1.8.4.5
+
diff --git a/desktop-file-utils.changes b/desktop-file-utils.changes
index 3d02fe2..c13d2a0 100644
--- a/desktop-file-utils.changes
+++ b/desktop-file-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May  9 21:03:33 CEST 2016 - hpj@suse.com
+
+- Add desktop-file-utils-fdo94303-fix-buffer-over-read.patch
+  (fdo#94303).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 10 15:17:27 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/desktop-file-utils.spec b/desktop-file-utils.spec
index d1c0ed3..704cb40 100644
--- a/desktop-file-utils.spec
+++ b/desktop-file-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package desktop-file-utils
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Patch1:         U_trailing-semicolons-are-optional_aec5711.patch
 # PATCH-UPSTREAM -- add Cinnamon and EDE desktop environments
 Patch2:         U_add-Cinnamon-desktop-environment_50271fe.patch
 Patch3:         U_add-EDE-desktop-environment_97d6ba3.patch
+Patch4:         desktop-file-utils-fdo94303-fix-buffer-over-read.patch
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  xz
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
+%patch4 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure \