diff --git a/opa-fmgui-force-loading-java.xml.bind-for-JDK9.patch b/opa-fmgui-force-loading-java.xml.bind-for-JDK9.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e460a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opa-fmgui-force-loading-java.xml.bind-for-JDK9.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+commit 3ed6b221531f961706f15ec7582eb0716addd94b
+Author: Nicolas Morey-Chaisemartin <nmoreychaisemartin@suse.com>
+Date:   Fri Apr 27 15:15:57 2018 +0200
+
+    opa-fmgui: force loading java.xml.bind for JDK9
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Nicolas Morey-Chaisemartin <nmoreychaisemartin@suse.com>
+
+diff --git install/opa-fmgui.sh install/opa-fmgui.sh
+index c2283850c919..cc2f00995207 100644
+--- install/opa-fmgui.sh
++++ install/opa-fmgui.sh
+@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ if [ "$JAVA" == "nojava" ]; then
+     read -p 'Press [Enter] key to continue...'
+ else
+     if [ -a $JAR ]; then
++        # Force loading java.xml.bind for JDK9+
++        export JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-modules java.xml.bind"
++
+         # run the JVM and pass the jar name
+         if [ $DEBUG -eq 1 ]; then 
+             echo
diff --git a/opa-fmgui.changes b/opa-fmgui.changes
index f02f427..a46964a 100644
--- a/opa-fmgui.changes
+++ b/opa-fmgui.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 27 13:16:49 UTC 2018 - nmoreychaisemartin@suse.com
+
+- Add opa-fmgui-force-loading-java.xml.bind-for-JDK9.patch to allow
+  opa-fmgui to run with JDK9+ (bsc#1090589)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 22 15:07:26 UTC 2017 - mgorse@suse.com
 
diff --git a/opa-fmgui.spec b/opa-fmgui.spec
index 16faa13..1b1be69 100644
--- a/opa-fmgui.spec
+++ b/opa-fmgui.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package opa-fmgui
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Patch3:         opa-fmgui-intel-manifest-license.patch
 Patch5:         stl-14927-jgraphx-update.patch
 Patch6:         manifest-version.patch
 Patch7:         opa-fmgui-fix-build-for-JDK9-Gradle-3.2.patch
+Patch8:         opa-fmgui-force-loading-java.xml.bind-for-JDK9.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  jre >= 1.7
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ script fmgui.
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7
+%patch8
 
 %build
 (cd %{_tmppath}; rm -Rf gradle-%{gradle_version}; unzip %{_sourcedir}/gradle-%{gradle_version}-bin.zip)