diff --git a/106-basic-auth.diff b/106-basic-auth.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9355092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/106-basic-auth.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+ bugzilla/base.py |    8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/bugzilla/base.py
++++ b/bugzilla/base.py
+@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
+     def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
+                  sslverify=True, tokenfile=-1, use_creds=True, api_key=None,
+                  cert=None, configpaths=-1,
+-                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None):
++                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None,
++                 basic_auth=False):
+         """
+         :param url: The bugzilla instance URL, which we will connect
+             to immediately. Most users will want to specify this at
+@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
+         :param requests_session: An optional requests.Session object the
+             API will use to contact the remote bugzilla instance. This
+             way the API user can set up whatever auth bits they may need.
++        :param basic_auth: Use headers with HTTP Basic authentication
+         """
+         if url == -1:
+             raise TypeError("Specify a valid bugzilla url, or pass url=None")
+@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
+         self._setcookiefile(cookiefile)
+         self._settokenfile(tokenfile)
+         self._setconfigpath(configpaths)
++        self._basic_auth = basic_auth
+ 
+         if url:
+             self.connect(url)
+@@ -607,6 +610,9 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
+         if not self.password:
+             raise ValueError("missing password")
+ 
++        if self._basic_auth:
++            self._transport.set_basic_auth(self.user, self.password)
++
+         payload = {"login": self.user}
+         if restrict_login:
+             payload['restrict_login'] = True
diff --git a/python-bugzilla.changes b/python-bugzilla.changes
index b765ec3..a74e70c 100644
--- a/python-bugzilla.changes
+++ b/python-bugzilla.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 26 05:50:05 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Revert removing of 106-basic-auth.diff
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 21 17:55:23 UTC 2021 - Marina Latini <marina.latini@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-bugzilla.spec b/python-bugzilla.spec
index cd0b600..80a0c58 100644
--- a/python-bugzilla.spec
+++ b/python-bugzilla.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/python-bugzilla/python-bugzilla
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/python-bugzilla/python-bugzilla-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 106-basic-auth.diff bsc#1098219 mcepl@suse.com
+# Fix basic authentication on bugzilla.suse.com
+Patch0:         106-basic-auth.diff
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-requests
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 Suggests:       osc
 Conflicts:      %{oldpython}-bugzillatools
 Obsoletes:      python2-bugzilla