diff --git a/fix-serial-consoles.patch b/fix-serial-consoles.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a35c057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-serial-consoles.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+Index: plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+===================================================================
+--- plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327.orig/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
++++ plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct _ply_device_manager
+   int                         udev_queue_fd;
+   ply_fd_watch_t             *udev_queue_fd_watch;
+   struct udev_monitor        *udev_monitor;
++  bool                       has_serial_consoles;
++
+ 
+   ply_seat_added_handler_t    seat_added_handler;
+   ply_seat_removed_handler_t  seat_removed_handler;
+@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ ply_device_manager_new (const char
+   manager->loop = NULL;
+   manager->terminals = ply_hashtable_new (ply_hashtable_string_hash, ply_hashtable_string_compare);
+   manager->local_console_terminal = ply_terminal_new (default_tty);
++  manager->has_serial_consoles = false;
+   ply_hashtable_insert (manager->terminals,
+                         (void *) ply_terminal_get_name (manager->local_console_terminal),
+                         manager->local_console_terminal);
+@@ -670,21 +673,19 @@ create_seat_for_terminal (const char
+ static bool
+ create_seats_from_terminals (ply_device_manager_t *manager)
+ {
+-  bool has_serial_consoles;
+-
+   ply_trace ("checking for consoles");
+ 
+   if (manager->flags & PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_IGNORE_SERIAL_CONSOLES)
+     {
+-      has_serial_consoles = false;
++      manager->has_serial_consoles = false;
+       ply_trace ("ignoring all consoles but default console because explicitly told to.");
+     }
+   else
+     {
+-      has_serial_consoles = add_consoles_from_file (manager, "/sys/class/tty/console/active");
++      manager->has_serial_consoles = add_consoles_from_file (manager, "/sys/class/tty/console/active");
+     }
+ 
+-  if (has_serial_consoles)
++  if (manager->has_serial_consoles)
+     {
+       ply_trace ("serial consoles detected, managing them with details forced");
+       ply_hashtable_foreach (manager->terminals,
+@@ -838,6 +839,12 @@ ply_device_manager_has_open_seats (ply_d
+   return false;
+ }
+ 
++bool
++ply_device_manager_has_serial_consoles (ply_device_manager_t *manager)
++{
++    return manager->has_serial_consoles;
++}
++
+ ply_list_t *
+ ply_device_manager_get_seats (ply_device_manager_t *manager)
+ {
+Index: plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/main.c
+===================================================================
+--- plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327.orig/src/main.c
++++ plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/main.c
+@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ plymouth_should_show_default_splash (sta
+   };
+   int i;
+ 
+-  if (state->should_force_details)
++  if (ply_device_manager_has_serial_consoles(state->device_manager) || state->should_force_details)
+     return false;
+ 
+   for (i = 0; strings[i] != NULL; i++)
+Index: plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
+===================================================================
+--- plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327.orig/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
++++ plymouth-0.8.8_git20140327/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
+@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void ply_device_manager_watch_seats (ply
+                                      ply_seat_removed_handler_t seat_removed_handler,
+                                      void *data);
+ bool ply_device_manager_has_open_seats (ply_device_manager_t *manager);
++bool ply_device_manager_has_serial_consoles (ply_device_manager_t *manager);
+ ply_list_t *ply_device_manager_get_seats (ply_device_manager_t *manager);
+ void ply_device_manager_free (ply_device_manager_t *manager);
+ void ply_device_manager_activate_keyboards (ply_device_manager_t *manager);
diff --git a/plymouth.changes b/plymouth.changes
index 520af13..13d42a0 100644
--- a/plymouth.changes
+++ b/plymouth.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 21 12:11:25 UTC 2014 - idonmez@suse.com
+
+- Add fix-serial-consoles.patch to fix binary garbage on serial
+  consoles. This is bnc#873859
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May  5 12:49:49 UTC 2014 - fcrozat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index 6aaa09a..17070fa 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Patch10:        0001-Some-greenish-openSUSE-colors.patch
 Patch16:        plymouth-correct-runtime-dir.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM plymouth-manpages.patch idoenmez@suse.de -- Fix man page installation
 Patch17:        plymouth-manpages.patch
+Patch18:        fix-serial-consoles.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 BuildRequires:  kernel-headers
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ plugin.
 %patch10 -p1
 %patch16 -p1
 %patch17 -p1
+%patch18 -p1
 
 # replace builddate with patch0date
 sed -i "s/__DATE__/\"$(stat -c %y %{_sourcedir}/%{name}.changes)\"/" src/main.c