diff --git a/pidgin-browser-default.patch b/pidgin-browser-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a791c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pidgin-browser-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- pidgin/gtkprefs.c
++++ pidgin/gtkprefs.c
+@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@
+ 	purple_prefs_add_none(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/browsers");
+ 	purple_prefs_add_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/browsers/place", PIDGIN_BROWSER_DEFAULT);
+ 	purple_prefs_add_path(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/browsers/command", "");
+-	purple_prefs_add_string(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/browsers/browser", "mozilla");
++	purple_prefs_add_string(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/browsers/browser", "xdg-open");
+ #endif
+ 
+ 	/* Plugins */
diff --git a/pidgin.changes b/pidgin.changes
index 8ddc5b6..41e90c4 100644
--- a/pidgin.changes
+++ b/pidgin.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 19 16:45:49 CET 2009 - sbrabec@suse.cz
+
+- Default browser is xdg-open, not mozilla (bnc#472219).
+- libpurple: Requires openssl-certs.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 10 21:07:28 CET 2009 - vuntz@novell.com
 
diff --git a/pidgin.spec b/pidgin.spec
index 1831837..b31d6ba 100644
--- a/pidgin.spec
+++ b/pidgin.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Name:           pidgin
 Summary:        GTK+-Based Multiprotocol Instant Messaging Client
 Version:        2.5.4
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Instant Messenger
 Url:            http://www.pidgin.im/
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Patch9:         includes.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM: pidgin-directconn-argfix.patch
 Patch11:        pidgin-directconn-argfix.patch
 Patch12:        pidgin-dbus-invalid-gpointer.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE pidgin-browser-default.patch bnc472219 sbrabec@suse.cz - Use xdg-open as default browser.
+Patch13:        pidgin-browser-default.patch
 # Can use external libzephyr
 BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-1-devel
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ Requires:       libpurple-lang = %{version}
 # Needed for purple-url-handler:
 Requires:       dbus-1-python
 Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+Requires:       openssl-certs
 
 %package -n libpurple-devel
 License:        GPL v2 or later
@@ -727,6 +730,7 @@ Authors:
 %patch9 -p1
 %patch11 -p1
 %patch12
+%patch13
 # Change Myanmar/Myanmar to Myanmar:
 rename my_MM my po/my_MM.*
 %{__sed} -i "/^ALL_LINGUAS/s/ my_MM / my /" configure.ac
@@ -874,6 +878,9 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/finch -xtype f -print | \
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gnt.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 19 2009 sbrabec@suse.cz
+- Default browser is xdg-open, not mozilla (bnc#472219).
+- libpurple: Requires openssl-certs.
 * Tue Feb 10 2009 vuntz@novell.com
 - Remove non-upstream translations: they'll get out-of-date.
 * Mon Feb 02 2009 mboman@suse.de