diff --git a/dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch b/dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3432129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: dogtail-0.9.0/dogtail/tree.py
+===================================================================
+--- dogtail-0.9.0.orig/dogtail/tree.py
++++ dogtail-0.9.0/dogtail/tree.py
+@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+ 
+ # We optionally import the bindings for libWnck.
+ try:
++    import gi
++    gi.require_version('Wnck', '3.0')
+     from gi.repository import Wnck
+     gotWnck = True  # pragma: no cover
+ except ImportError:
diff --git a/dogtail.changes b/dogtail.changes
index 9030fa1..7d0fa32 100644
--- a/dogtail.changes
+++ b/dogtail.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 20 08:48:50 UTC 2015 - fcrozat@suse.com
+
+- Add dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch: ensure Wnck 3.0 typelib is required.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 19 09:30:23 CET 2015 - fcrozat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/dogtail.spec b/dogtail.spec
index 6f8628e..89a2bc2 100644
--- a/dogtail.spec
+++ b/dogtail.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Summary:        GUI test tool and automation framework
 License:        GPL-2.0
 Url:            http://dogtail.fedorahosted.org/
 Source0:        http://fedorahosted.org/released/dogtail/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch fcrozat@suse.com -- ensure Wnck 3.0 typelib is required
+Patch0:         dogtail-wnck-3.0.patch
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ communicate with desktop applications.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 python ./setup.py build