diff --git a/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch b/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ffe78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+ Lib/email/test/test_email.py |    7 +++++++
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
++++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
+@@ -2502,6 +2502,13 @@ Foo
+         # Test Utils.supports_strict_parsing attribute
+         self.assertEqual(Utils.supports_strict_parsing, True)
+ 
++    def test_parsing_unicode_str(self):
++        email_in = "Honza Novák <honza@example.com>"
++        self.assertEqual(Utils.parseaddr(email_in),
++                         ('Honza Nov\xc3\xa1k', 'honza@example.com'))
++        self.assertEqual(Utils.parseaddr(email_in.decode('utf-8')),
++                         ('Honza Nov\xc3\xa1k', 'honza@example.com'))
++
+     def test_getaddresses_nasty(self):
+         for addresses, expected in (
+             ([u'"Sürname, Firstname" <to@example.com>'],
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 16bd9d6..59a626a 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ Patch80:        CVE-2022-48566-compare_digest-more-constant.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch bsc#1214675 mcepl@suse.com
 # fix use after free in heapq.heappushpop()
 Patch81:        CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch bsc#1222537 mcepl@suse.com
+# email.utils.parseaddr should accept unicode string
+Patch82:        bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 %define         python_version    %(echo %{tarversion} | head -c 3)
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ other applications.
 %patch -P 79 -p1
 %patch -P 80 -p1
 %patch -P 81 -p1
+%patch -P 82 -p1
 
 # For patch 66
 cp -v %{SOURCE66} Lib/test/recursion.tar
diff --git a/python-doc.spec b/python-doc.spec
index e922e82..db492e6 100644
--- a/python-doc.spec
+++ b/python-doc.spec
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ Patch80:        CVE-2022-48566-compare_digest-more-constant.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch bsc#1214675 mcepl@suse.com
 # fix use after free in heapq.heappushpop()
 Patch81:        CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch bsc#1222537 mcepl@suse.com
+# email.utils.parseaddr should accept unicode string
+Patch82:        bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 Provides:       pyth_doc = %{version}
 Provides:       pyth_ps = %{version}
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ Python, and Macintosh Module Reference in PDF format.
 %patch -P 79 -p1
 %patch -P 80 -p1
 %patch -P 81 -p1
+%patch -P 82 -p1
 
 # For patch 66
 cp -v %{SOURCE66} Lib/test/recursion.tar
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 85425ff..305ff71 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ Patch80:        CVE-2022-48566-compare_digest-more-constant.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch bsc#1214675 mcepl@suse.com
 # fix use after free in heapq.heappushpop()
 Patch81:        CVE-2022-48560-after-free-heappushpop.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch bsc#1222537 mcepl@suse.com
+# email.utils.parseaddr should accept unicode string
+Patch82:        bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  db-devel
@@ -375,6 +378,7 @@ that rely on earlier non-verification behavior.
 %patch -P 79 -p1
 %patch -P 80 -p1
 %patch -P 81 -p1
+%patch -P 82 -p1
 
 # For patch 66
 cp -v %{SOURCE66} Lib/test/recursion.tar