diff --git a/5004-disable-session-freeze.patch b/5004-disable-session-freeze.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb78bddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5004-disable-session-freeze.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@suse.com>
+Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:20:17 +0200
+Subject: Disable session freeze
+
+Freezing of user.slice is not reliable and it breaks regular suspend/resume
+operations for users [1].
+Disable the partial (user.slice) freezing (rely on kernel freezing of every
+task upon suspend) since the benefit of user.slice freezing does not outweight
+the breakage caused by cgroup freezing implementation.
+
+[1] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33083
+---
+ src/home/homework.c |    7 ++++---
+ src/sleep/sleep.c   |    8 +++++---
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/src/sleep/sleep.c
++++ b/src/sleep/sleep.c
+@@ -603,12 +603,14 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+         r = getenv_bool("SYSTEMD_SLEEP_FREEZE_USER_SESSIONS");
+         if (r < 0 && r != -ENXIO)
+                 log_warning_errno(r, "Cannot parse value of $SYSTEMD_SLEEP_FREEZE_USER_SESSIONS, ignoring.");
++        if (r == -ENXIO)
++                r = 0; /* Do not freeze by default unless requested */
+         if (r != 0)
+                 (void) unit_freezer_new_freeze(SPECIAL_USER_SLICE, &user_slice_freezer);
+         else
+-                log_notice("User sessions remain unfrozen on explicit request ($SYSTEMD_SLEEP_FREEZE_USER_SESSIONS=0).\n"
+-                           "This is not recommended, and might result in unexpected behavior, particularly\n"
+-                           "in suspend-then-hibernate operations or setups with encrypted home directories.");
++                log_notice("User sessions remain unfrozen (add $SYSTEMD_SLEEP_FREEZE_USER_SESSIONS=1 to override),\n"
++                           "relying on kernel to perform the freeze.\n"
++                           "This is a temporary downstream workaround for https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33083.");
+ 
+         switch (arg_operation) {
+ 
+--- a/src/home/homework.c
++++ b/src/home/homework.c
+@@ -1879,10 +1879,11 @@ static int user_session_freezer(uid_t ui
+         r = getenv_bool("SYSTEMD_HOME_LOCK_FREEZE_SESSION");
+         if (r < 0 && r != -ENXIO)
+                 log_warning_errno(r, "Cannot parse value of $SYSTEMD_HOME_LOCK_FREEZE_SESSION, ignoring: %m");
+-        else if (r == 0) {
++        else if (r == 0 || r == -ENXIO) { /* Do not freeze by default unless requested */
+                 if (freeze_now)
+-                        log_notice("Session remains unfrozen on explicit request ($SYSTEMD_HOME_LOCK_FREEZE_SESSION=0).\n"
+-                                   "This is not recommended, and might result in unexpected behavior including data loss!");
++                        log_notice("Session remains unfrozen (add $SYSTEMD_HOME_LOCK_FREEZE_SESSION=1 to override).\n"
++                                   "This is a temporary downstream workaround for https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33083.\n"
++                                   "Home locking is thus experimental and might result in unexpected behavior including data loss!");
+ 
+                 *ret = NULL;
+                 return 0;
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 64588d0d..df3755ad 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 24 12:34:13 UTC 2024 - Michal Koutný <mkoutny@suse.com>
+
+- Add 5004-disable-session-freeze.patch as a temporary workaround for
+  https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33083
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 22 12:06:23 UTC 2024 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 9513c545..bb313e6f 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file
+# spec file for package systemd
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ Patch:          0009-pid1-handle-console-specificities-weirdness-for-s390.patch
 # will be removed as soon as a proper fix will be merged by upstream.
 Patch:          5001-Revert-udev-update-devlink-with-the-newer-device-nod.patch
 Patch:          5002-Revert-udev-revert-workarounds-for-issues-caused-by-.patch
+Patch:          5004-disable-session-freeze.patch
 %endif
 Patch:          5003-core-when-switching-root-remove-run-systemd-before-e.patch
 
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ Requires:       group(lp)
 Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
 Requires(post): sed
 Requires(post): coreutils
-Requires(postun):coreutils
+Requires(postun): coreutils
 # 'regenerate_initrd_post' macro is expanded during build, hence this BR.
 BuildRequires:  suse-module-tools
 %if %{without bootstrap}