diff --git a/create_state_dir.patch b/create_state_dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2d509e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_state_dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From: Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at>
+Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2015 19:25:07 +0000
+Subject: Create application directory if it doesn't exist
+X-Git-Url: http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kpat.git&a=commitdiff&h=a214428743993ac1ede3fa48d757ca339f498fd9
+---
+Create application directory if it doesn't exist
+
+Unlike KStandardDirs, QStandardDirs doesn't guarantee that the returned
+directory actually exists, see also
+https://community.kde.org/Frameworks/Porting_Notes/KStandardDirs .
+
+This patch checks for the existence of the directory and creates it if
+it isn't there, before the game state is saved.
+
+BUG: 350160
+FIXED-IN: 15.08.2
+REVIEW: 125508
+---
+
+
+--- a/mainwindow.cpp
++++ b/mainwindow.cpp
+@@ -756,7 +756,14 @@
+ 
+ void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
+ {
+-    QString stateFileName = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation) + QLatin1Char('/') + saved_state_file ;
++    QString stateDirName = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation);
++    QString stateFileName = stateDirName + QLatin1Char('/') + saved_state_file ;
++    QDir stateFileDir(stateDirName);
++    if(!stateFileDir.exists())
++    {
++        //create the directory if it doesn't exist (bug#350160)
++        stateFileDir.mkpath(QStringLiteral("."));
++    }
+     QFile stateFile( stateFileName );
+ 
+     // Remove the existing state file, if any.
+
diff --git a/kpat.changes b/kpat.changes
index 5b53500..31ae316 100644
--- a/kpat.changes
+++ b/kpat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct  3 19:39:24 UTC 2015 - wbauer@tmo.at
+
+- Add create_state_dir.patch: fixes saving of the game state on
+  exit when the application directory doesn't exist yet
+  (boo#948289, kde#350160)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep 13 19:22:26 UTC 2015 - tittiatcoke@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/kpat.spec b/kpat.spec
index 2be7e13..76dd3e4 100644
--- a/kpat.spec
+++ b/kpat.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Url:            http://www.kde.org
 Version:        15.08.1
 Release:        0
 Source0:        kpat-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM create_state_dir.patch boo#948289, kde#350160 -- fixes saving of the game state on exit when the application directory doesn't exist yet
+Patch:          create_state_dir.patch
 BuildRequires:  libkdegames-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ more. The game has nice graphics and many different carddecks.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build