diff --git a/gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch b/gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b53ee9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From c82fc3131802f4fe1f069facb9aae833cc6cdc5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yanko Kaneti <yaneti@declera.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:15:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix NumberBox envents configuration with latest pygobject
+
+---
+ src/lib/number_box.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/lib/number_box.py b/src/lib/number_box.py
+index 4087de1..60b255a 100644
+--- a/src/lib/number_box.py
++++ b/src/lib/number_box.py
+@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class NumberBox (Gtk.DrawingArea):
+         self.bottom_note_list = []
+         self.tinfo = tracker_info.TrackerInfo()
+         self.set_property('can-focus', True)
+-        self.set_property('events', Gdk.EventMask.ALL_EVENTS_MASK)
++        self.add_events(Gdk.EventMask.ALL_EVENTS_MASK)
+         self.connect('button-press-event', self.button_press_cb)
+         self.connect('key-release-event', self.key_press_cb)
+         self.connect('enter-notify-event', self.pointer_enter_cb)
+-- 
+1.8.1.2
+
+
diff --git a/gnome-sudoku.changes b/gnome-sudoku.changes
index d565f75..481a77e 100644
--- a/gnome-sudoku.changes
+++ b/gnome-sudoku.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 11 18:05:27 UTC 2013 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Add gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch: Fix NumberBox envents
+  configuration with latest pygobject.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 27 07:39:44 UTC 2013 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-sudoku.spec b/gnome-sudoku.spec
index 1d72bc7..50fad7d 100644
--- a/gnome-sudoku.spec
+++ b/gnome-sudoku.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ License:        GPL-2.0+
 Group:          Amusements/Games/Logic
 Url:            https://live.gnome.org/GnomeSudoku
 Source:         http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-sudoku/3.8/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch bgo#693736 dimstar@opensuse.org -- Fix NumberBox envents configuration with latest pygobject
+Patch0:         gnome-sudoku-numberbox-events.patch
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
 BuildRequires:  intltool >= 0.35.0
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ with the correct digits.
 %lang_package
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure