diff --git a/Use-lsb_release-fallback-code-if-import-distro-fails.patch b/Use-lsb_release-fallback-code-if-import-distro-fails.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1887e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Use-lsb_release-fallback-code-if-import-distro-fails.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From 5ff90c0210be6b9b48f5cc269d2450e85a958ec0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:33:35 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Use lsb_release fallback code if "import distro" fails
+
+With python 3.8, the standard python "platform" module doesn't
+provide the "dist()" function any more. The "distro" module is
+used instead. However, not all distributions ship the "distro"
+module by default. Catch the resulting exception, and use the
+already existing fallback code to determine the distribution
+using lsb_release.
+---
+ base/password.py          |  8 ++++++--
+ installer/core_install.py | 10 +++++++---
+ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/base/password.py b/base/password.py
+index cc91ac7..4352f9d 100644
+--- a/base/password.py
++++ b/base/password.py
+@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ def get_distro_name():
+     try:
+         os_name = platform.dist()[0]
+     except AttributeError:
+-        import distro
+-        os_name = distro.linux_distribution()[0]
++        try:
++            import distro
++            os_name = distro.linux_distribution()[0]
++        except (ImportError, AttributeError):
++            # Use fallback code below
++            pass
+ 
+     if not os_name:
+         name = os.popen('lsb_release -i | cut -f 2')
+diff --git a/installer/core_install.py b/installer/core_install.py
+index eaecdc6..8c6b67f 100644
+--- a/installer/core_install.py
++++ b/installer/core_install.py
+@@ -644,9 +644,13 @@ class CoreInstall(object):
+                 name = platform.dist()[0].lower()
+                 ver = platform.dist()[1]
+             except AttributeError:
+-                import distro
+-                name = distro.linux_distribution()[0].lower()
+-                ver = distro.linux_distribution()[1]
++                try:
++                    import distro
++                    name = distro.linux_distribution()[0].lower()
++                    ver = distro.linux_distribution()[1]
++                except (ImportError, AttributeError):
++                    # Use fallback code below
++                    pass
+ 
+             if not name:
+                 found = False
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/hplip.changes b/hplip.changes
index fa3bccd..c301534 100644
--- a/hplip.changes
+++ b/hplip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 16 13:40:14 UTC 2020 - Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>
+
+- Use LSB fallback if distro determination (bsc#1166623)
+  * Add patch: Use-lsb_release-fallback-code-if-import-distro-fails.patch 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 16 09:15:53 UTC 2020 - Johannes Meixner <jsmeix@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 887f4e7..66fc4d0 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Patch302:       hp_ipp.h-add-missing-prototypes.patch
 Patch303:       photocard-fix-import-error-for-pcardext.patch
 # bsc#1159240, lp#1859179
 Patch304:       hp-sendfax-avoid-crash-if-python-reportlab-is-missin.patch
+# bsc#1166623, hp-toolbox crashes without python3-distro module
+Patch305:       Use-lsb_release-fallback-code-if-import-distro-fails.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE: Remove references to the closed-source ImageProcessor
 Patch400:       hplip-remove-imageprocessor.diff
 # Let a function return NULL instead of nothing
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@ This sub-package is only required by developers.
 %patch302 -p1 -b .hp_ipp_missing_prototypes
 %patch303 -p1 -b .photocard_import
 %patch304 -p1
+%patch305 -p1
 %patch400 -p1
 %patch401 -p1
 %patch402 -p1