diff --git a/0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch b/0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62717048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 1b4cd0cf11feb7d41f2eff17f86fa55b31bb6841 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>
+Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:51:23 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] core: exclude .slice units from "systemctl isolate"
+
+Fixes: #1969
+---
+ src/core/scope.c | 3 +--
+ src/core/slice.c | 8 ++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git src/core/scope.c src/core/scope.c
+index c5d0ece..361695c 100644
+--- src/core/scope.c
++++ src/core/scope.c
+@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ static void scope_init(Unit *u) {
+         assert(u->load_state == UNIT_STUB);
+ 
+         s->timeout_stop_usec = u->manager->default_timeout_stop_usec;
+-
+-        UNIT(s)->ignore_on_isolate = true;
++        u->ignore_on_isolate = true;
+ }
+ 
+ static void scope_done(Unit *u) {
+diff --git src/core/slice.c src/core/slice.c
+index d65364c..667f61b 100644
+--- src/core/slice.c
++++ src/core/slice.c
+@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ static const UnitActiveState state_translation_table[_SLICE_STATE_MAX] = {
+         [SLICE_ACTIVE] = UNIT_ACTIVE
+ };
+ 
++static void slice_init(Unit *u) {
++        assert(u);
++        assert(u->load_state == UNIT_STUB);
++
++        u->ignore_on_isolate = true;
++}
++
+ static void slice_set_state(Slice *t, SliceState state) {
+         SliceState old_state;
+         assert(t);
+@@ -305,6 +312,7 @@ const UnitVTable slice_vtable = {
+         .no_instances = true,
+         .can_transient = true,
+ 
++        .init = slice_init,
+         .load = slice_load,
+ 
+         .coldplug = slice_coldplug,
+-- 
+2.6.2
+
diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 3be3a5fe..85ab0ea5 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  1 09:16:08 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add upstream patch
+  0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
+  this fixes forced logouts on isolate target aka changing runlevel
+  (boo#966535) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan  9 22:46:21 UTC 2016 - afaerber@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 7b4a5e4c..04091633 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ Patch522:       Correct_assert_on_unexpected_error_code.patch
 Patch523:       let-vconsole-setup-get-properties-only-once-to-copy-them.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM (bsc#956712)
 Patch524:       0001-nss-mymachines-do-not-allow-overlong-machine-names.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM (bsc#966535)
+Patch525:       0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -588,6 +590,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch522 -p1
 %patch523 -p0
 %patch524 -p1
+%patch525 -p0
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1002 -p1
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 3be3a5fe..85ab0ea5 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  1 09:16:08 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add upstream patch
+  0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
+  this fixes forced logouts on isolate target aka changing runlevel
+  (boo#966535) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan  9 22:46:21 UTC 2016 - afaerber@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 52c9e1d6..37cb1be1 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ Patch522:       Correct_assert_on_unexpected_error_code.patch
 Patch523:       let-vconsole-setup-get-properties-only-once-to-copy-them.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM (bsc#956712)
 Patch524:       0001-nss-mymachines-do-not-allow-overlong-machine-names.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM (bsc#966535)
+Patch525:       0001-core-exclude-.slice-units-from-systemctl-isolate.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -583,6 +585,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch522 -p1
 %patch523 -p0
 %patch524 -p1
+%patch525 -p0
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1002 -p1