diff --git a/autoactivate-lvmetad-with-generator.patch b/autoactivate-lvmetad-with-generator.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0478077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoactivate-lvmetad-with-generator.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
+Subject: [PATCH] activate lvmetad in generator if use_lvmetad=1
+
+This avoids unbootable system if user changes use_lvmetad but forgets
+to enable lvmetad.
+
+Ref: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862076
+
+Signed-off-by: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
+
+---
+ scripts/lvm2_activation_generator_systemd_red_hat.c | 9 ++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+Index: LVM2.2.02.98/scripts/lvm2_activation_generator_systemd_red_hat.c
+===================================================================
+--- LVM2.2.02.98.orig/scripts/lvm2_activation_generator_systemd_red_hat.c
++++ LVM2.2.02.98/scripts/lvm2_activation_generator_systemd_red_hat.c
+@@ -153,15 +153,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 		r = EXIT_FAILURE; goto out;
+ 	}
+ 
++	dir = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : DEFAULT_UNIT_DIR;
++
+ 	/* If lvmetad used, rely on autoactivation instead of direct activation. */
+ 	if (lvm_uses_lvmetad()) {
+ 		kmsg("LVM: Logical Volume autoactivation enabled.\n");
+-		goto out;
+-	}
+-
+-	dir = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : DEFAULT_UNIT_DIR;
+-
+-	if (!generate_unit(dir, 1) || !generate_unit(dir, 0))
++		if (dm_snprintf(unit_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", "/usr/lib/systemd/system", "lvm2-lvmetad.socket") < 0 ||
++		    !register_unit_with_target (dir, "lvm2-lvmetad.socket", "sockets.target"))
++			r = EXIT_FAILURE;
++	} else if (!generate_unit(dir, 1) || !generate_unit(dir, 0))
+ 		r = EXIT_FAILURE;
+ out:
+ 	kmsg("LVM: Activation generator %s.\n", r ? "failed" : "successfully completed");
diff --git a/lvm2.changes b/lvm2.changes
index dd0eefb..ab93203 100644
--- a/lvm2.changes
+++ b/lvm2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 12 15:17:05 UTC 2014 - arvidjaar@gmail.com
+
+- add autoactivate-lvmetad-with-generator.patch - if use_lvmetad=1,
+  automatically activate lvm2-lvmetad.socket to ensure lvmetad is
+  started when required (bnc#862076)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 22 14:34:41 UTC 2014 - henrik.kuhn@origenis.de
 
diff --git a/lvm2.spec b/lvm2.spec
index a4ee02b..31cc2c5 100644
--- a/lvm2.spec
+++ b/lvm2.spec
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ Patch71:        make_raid1_default.diff
 Patch72:        suppress_locking_failer_message.patch
 Patch73:        remove-fedora-systemd.patch
 
+# bnc#862076
+Patch74:        autoactivate-lvmetad-with-generator.patch
+
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 # Not a real replacement but we drop evms
 Provides:       evms = 2.5.5
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ Volume Manager.
 %patch71 -p1
 %patch72 -p1
 %patch73 -p1
+%patch74 -p1
 
 %build
 #set path so that thin_check can be found