diff --git a/digikam.changes b/digikam.changes
index 0fb6830..7ad5aa2 100644
--- a/digikam.changes
+++ b/digikam.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec  1 22:42:22 UTC 2018 - wbauer@tmo.at
+
+- Add fix-black-Welcome-page-by-clicking-on-a-link.patch to fix
+  the Welcome page getting black when clicking on a link that opens
+  a new browser window (with QtWebEngine)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct 31 16:48:54 UTC 2018 - wbauer@tmo.at
 
diff --git a/digikam.spec b/digikam.spec
index 9e0d969..76f60c7 100644
--- a/digikam.spec
+++ b/digikam.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Patch2:         0002-Revert-replace-obsolete-qSort-function.patch
 Patch3:         Lower-minimum-exiv2-version.patch
 # PATCH-FEATURE-UPSTREAM
 Patch4:         Add-QtWebEngine-support.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM
+Patch5:         fix-black-Welcome-page-by-clicking-on-a-link.patch
 #This pulls in QWebEngine, which is not available on ppc64
 %ifarch %ix86 x86_64 %arm aarch64 mips mips64
 BuildRequires:  akonadi-contact-devel
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ The main digikam libraries that are being shared between showfoto and digikam
 %patch3 -p1
 %endif
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 # Remove build time references so build-compare can do its work
 FAKE_BUILDDATE=$(LC_ALL=C date -u -r %{_sourcedir}/%{name}.changes '+%%b %%e %%Y')
diff --git a/fix-black-Welcome-page-by-clicking-on-a-link.patch b/fix-black-Welcome-page-by-clicking-on-a-link.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3388127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-black-Welcome-page-by-clicking-on-a-link.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 60721615dd9af2b81dacce06adaa7e31d56eee32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 16:34:41 +0100
+Subject: fix black Welcome page by clicking on a link REVIEW: D17276
+
+---
+ core/app/views/welcomepageview_qwebengine.cpp | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/app/views/welcomepageview_qwebengine.cpp b/core/app/views/welcomepageview_qwebengine.cpp
+index 2dfe2c6..d4ee8c5 100644
+--- a/core/app/views/welcomepageview_qwebengine.cpp
++++ b/core/app/views/welcomepageview_qwebengine.cpp
+@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ WelcomePageView::~WelcomePageView()
+ 
+ void WelcomePageView::slotUrlOpen(const QUrl& url)
+ {
+-    WebBrowserDlg* const browser = new WebBrowserDlg(url, this);
++    WebBrowserDlg* const browser = new WebBrowserDlg(url, qApp->activeWindow());
+     browser->show();
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+cgit v0.11.2
+