diff --git a/Check-activeModule-before-using-it.patch b/Check-activeModule-before-using-it.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84892be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Check-activeModule-before-using-it.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From ea7120ed901bf6161bb483ab73211a6491daac8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at>
+Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 18:05:06 +0100
+Subject: Check activeModule before using it
+
+`activeModule` can be a nullptr here, as this is outside/after the
+`if (activeModule)`.
+This causes kontact to crash when opening its settings.
+
+BUG: 417396
+FIXED-IN: 5.68.0
+Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D27433
+---
+ src/kcmultidialog.cpp | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/kcmultidialog.cpp b/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
+index 90da1c0..6a36ba5 100644
+--- a/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
++++ b/src/kcmultidialog.cpp
+@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void KCMultiDialogPrivate::_k_clientChanged()
+ #endif
+     }
+ 
+-    auto buttons = activeModule->buttons();
++    auto buttons = activeModule ? activeModule->buttons() : KCModule::NoAdditionalButton;
+ 
+     QPushButton *resetButton = q->buttonBox()->button(QDialogButtonBox::Reset);
+     if (resetButton) {
+-- 
+cgit v1.1
+
diff --git a/kcmutils.changes b/kcmutils.changes
index 515d28c..cbaa93e 100644
--- a/kcmutils.changes
+++ b/kcmutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Feb 16 17:10:45 UTC 2020 - Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at>
+
+- Add Check-activeModule-before-using-it.patch to fix crash when
+  opening Kontact's settings (kde#417396)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb  2 18:06:45 UTC 2020 - Christophe Giboudeaux <christophe@krop.fr>
 
diff --git a/kcmutils.spec b/kcmutils.spec
index af342eb..f923bf5 100644
--- a/kcmutils.spec
+++ b/kcmutils.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Source1:        https://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks/%{_tar_path}/%{name}-
 Source2:        frameworks.keyring
 %endif
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM
+Patch:          Check-activeModule-before-using-it.patch
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.5
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules >= %{_kf5_bugfix_version}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ created with the KConfigWidgets framework. Development files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build