diff --git a/python-urllib3-recent-date.patch b/python-urllib3-recent-date.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df98e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-urllib3-recent-date.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From fc27a8ed4203084c97fd1260d2566255c35ca945 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:11:16 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Move RECENT_DATE to 2017-06-30
+
+The test suite expects the current date to be no more than two years in the future
+of RECENT_DATE, which just serves as a reference point.
+
+Also clarify the comment about how to update RECENT_DATE
+
+Fixes #1303
+---
+ urllib3/connection.py | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/urllib3/connection.py b/urllib3/connection.py
+index 06bcbde..9ea04bb 100644
+--- a/urllib3/connection.py
++++ b/urllib3/connection.py
+@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ port_by_scheme = {
+ }
+ 
+ # When updating RECENT_DATE, move it to
+-# within two years of the current date, and no
+-# earlier than 6 months ago.
+-RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2016, 1, 1)
++# within two years of the current date, and not
++# less than 6 months ago.
++RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2017, 6, 30)
+ 
+ 
+ class DummyConnection(object):
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/python-urllib3.changes b/python-urllib3.changes
index 154b5eb..9eca626 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.changes
+++ b/python-urllib3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Dec 31 14:39:03 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Add python-urllib3-recent-date.patch: Fix test suite, use correct
+  date (gh#shazow/urllib3#1303, boo#1074247).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 19 11:48:58 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-urllib3.spec b/python-urllib3.spec
index 8253586..2db3888 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Patch1:         urllib3-test-no-coverage.patch
 Patch2:         urllib3-ssl-default-context.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE -- do not use unsupported SSLv3 in tests
 Patch3:         urllib3-test-ssl-drop-sslv3.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM python-urllib3-recent-date.patch gh#shazow/urllib3#1303, boo#1074247 dimstar@opensuse.org -- Fix test suite, use correct date
+Patch4:         python-urllib3-recent-date.patch
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 #!BuildIgnore: python-requests
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module PySocks}
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ Highlights
 %if %(python3 -c "import ssl; print(hasattr(ssl,'PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2'))") == "True"
 %patch3 -p1
 %endif
+%patch4 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build