diff --git a/bpo-45167-fixes.patch b/bpo-45167-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd8932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpo-45167-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From 8871c7285fc097fd1bf713aa184cba7e2804f625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bas van Beek <b.f.van.beek@vu.nl>
+Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:36:00 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] MAINT: Do not forward `__(deep)copy__` calls of
+ `_GenericAlias` to the wrapped type
+
+Adapt to the python 3.9.8 changes made in bpo-45167.
+---
+ numpy/typing/_generic_alias.py           |  2 ++
+ numpy/typing/tests/test_generic_alias.py | 16 ++++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/numpy/typing/_generic_alias.py b/numpy/typing/_generic_alias.py
+index 932f12dd05d..1eb2c8c05f0 100644
+--- a/numpy/typing/_generic_alias.py
++++ b/numpy/typing/_generic_alias.py
+@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
+         "__mro_entries__",
+         "__reduce__",
+         "__reduce_ex__",
++        "__copy__",
++        "__deepcopy__",
+     })
+ 
+     def __getattribute__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+diff --git a/numpy/typing/tests/test_generic_alias.py b/numpy/typing/tests/test_generic_alias.py
+index 3021d985934..39343420bdc 100644
+--- a/numpy/typing/tests/test_generic_alias.py
++++ b/numpy/typing/tests/test_generic_alias.py
+@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+ from __future__ import annotations
+ 
+ import sys
++import copy
+ import types
+ import pickle
+ import weakref
+@@ -80,6 +81,21 @@ def test_pass(self, name: str, func: FuncType) -> None:
+             value_ref = func(NDArray_ref)
+             assert value == value_ref
+ 
++    @pytest.mark.parametrize("name,func", [
++        ("__copy__", lambda n: n == copy.copy(n)),
++        ("__deepcopy__", lambda n: n == copy.deepcopy(n)),
++    ])
++    def test_copy(self, name: str, func: FuncType) -> None:
++        value = func(NDArray)
++
++        # xref bpo-45167
++        GE_398 = (
++            sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 9) and sys.version_info >= (3, 9, 8)
++        )
++        if GE_398 or sys.version_info >= (3, 10, 1):
++            value_ref = func(NDArray_ref)
++            assert value == value_ref
++
+     def test_weakref(self) -> None:
+         """Test ``__weakref__``."""
+         value = weakref.ref(NDArray)()
diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index 17fd0ec..44318d4 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 19 00:33:15 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch bpo-45167-fixes.patch:
+  * Support Python >= 3.9.8 changes. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov  9 15:27:58 UTC 2021 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index 7ba42f6..705a220 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Source99:       python-numpy-rpmlintrc
 Patch0:         numpy-buildfix.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE numpy-1.9.0-remove-__declspec.patch -- fix for spurious compiler warnings that cause build failure
 Patch1:         numpy-1.9.0-remove-__declspec.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- gh#numpy/numpy/commit/8871c7285fc097fd1bf713aa184cba7e2804f625
+Patch2:         bpo-45167-fixes.patch
 BuildConflicts: gcc11 < 11.2
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 0.29.24}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}