diff --git a/python3-abi-kind.diff b/python3-abi-kind.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed4310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python3-abi-kind.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- configure.ac
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
+       ])
+     CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
+     save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+-    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([Py_Main],[python${PYTHON_VERSION} python],[
++    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([Py_Main],[python${PYTHON_VERSION}mu python${PYTHON_VERSION} python],[
+       WITH_PYTHON_LIB="$ac_res"
+     ],[AC_MSG_ERROR([missing python library])
+     ])
diff --git a/python3-rpm.spec b/python3-rpm.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0c01e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python3-rpm.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#
+# spec file for package python3-rpm
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+#
+# All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
+# remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
+# upon. The license for this file, and modifications and additions to the
+# file, is the same license as for the pristine package itself (unless the
+# license for the pristine package is not an Open Source License, in which
+# case the license is the MIT License). An "Open Source License" is a
+# license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
+# published by the Open Source Initiative.
+
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+#
+
+
+Name:           python3-rpm
+BuildRequires:  file-devel
+BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
+BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
+BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
+BuildRequires:  libelf-devel
+BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
+BuildRequires:  libsemanage-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
+BuildRequires:  lua51-devel
+BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
+BuildRequires:  popt-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  xz-devel
+BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
+#!BuildIgnore:  rpmlint-Factory
+Summary:        Python Bindings for Manipulating RPM Packages
+License:        GPL-2.0+
+Group:          System/Packages
+Version:        4.9.1.2
+Release:        0
+Requires:       rpm = %{version}
+Source99:       rpm.spec
+%{expand:%(sed -n -e '/^Source:/,/^BuildRoot:/p' <%_sourcedir/rpm.spec)}
+%global with_python 1
+
+%description
+The python3-rpm package contains a module that permits applications
+written in the Python programming language to use the interface
+supplied by RPM Package Manager libraries.
+
+This package should be installed if you want to develop Python programs
+that will manipulate RPM packages and databases.
+
+
+
+Authors:
+--------
+    Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+    Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
+
+%prep
+%{expand:%(sed -n -e '/^%%prep/,/^%%install/p' <%_sourcedir/rpm.spec | sed -e '1d' -e '$d')}
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib
+# only installing in python/ does not work because rpm links against
+# installed libs at install time
+make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" install
+find "%{buildroot}" -not -type d -and -not -path %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python3*/site-packages/rpm/\* -print0 | xargs -0 rm
+pushd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%_libdir/python3*/site-packages/rpm
+rm -f _rpmmodule.a _rpmmodule.la
+python3 %_libdir/python3*/py_compile.py *.py
+python3 -O %_libdir/python3*/py_compile.py *.py
+popd
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/python*/*/*
+
+%changelog
diff --git a/rpm-python.spec b/rpm-python.spec
index 4178715..a3dbe6f 100644
--- a/rpm-python.spec
+++ b/rpm-python.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 Name:           rpm-python
 BuildRequires:  file-devel
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index 9929626..7bff3de 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  9 17:12:05 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
+
+- add a python3-rpm subspecfile
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan  7 10:50:31 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index cde3558..93ac95d 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 Name:           rpm
 BuildRequires:  file-devel
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ Patch77:        mono-find-requires.diff
 Patch78:        debugedit-stabs-warning.diff
 Patch79:        headerchk.diff
 Patch80:        rpm-deptracking.patch
+Patch81:        python3-abi-kind.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 #
 # avoid bootstrapping problem
@@ -183,7 +185,8 @@ rm -f rpmdb/db.h
 %patch -P 40 -P 41 -P 42 -P 43 -P 44 -P 45 -P 46 -P 47 -P 48 -P 49
 %patch -P 50 -P 51 -P 52 -P 53 -P 54 -P 55 -P 56 -P 57 -P 58 -P 59
 %patch -P 60 -P 61 -P 62 -P 63 -P 64 -P 65 -P 66 -P 67 -P 68 -P 69
-%patch -P 70 -P 71 -P 72 -P 73 -P 74 -P 75 -P 76 -P 77 -P 78 -P 79 -P 80
+%patch -P 70 -P 71 -P 72 -P 73 -P 74 -P 75 -P 76 -P 77 -P 78 -P 79 
+%patch -P 80 -P 81
 #chmod 755 scripts/find-supplements{,.ksyms}
 #chmod 755 scripts/find-provides.ksyms scripts/find-requires.ksyms
 #chmod 755 scripts/firmware.prov