diff --git a/mono-core.changes b/mono-core.changes
index 8ad51c3..275f25f 100644
--- a/mono-core.changes
+++ b/mono-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 29 10:05:31 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Add mono.attr and install it to %_rpmconfigdir/fileattrs: enable
+  the dependency scanner for rpm packages (boo#1152775).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 19 07:44:57 UTC 2020 - Guillaume GARDET <guillaume.gardet@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index ca44d7b..5602557 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Url:            http://www.mono-project.com
 Source0:        http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/mono-%{version}.%{version_suffix}.tar.xz
 Source1:        mono-core.rpmlintrc
 Source2:        gmcs
+Source3:        mono.attr
 # ppc build segfault so exclude it
 ExcludeArch:    ppc
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE remove checks for libmono in mono-find-provides and mono-find-requires scripts
@@ -277,6 +278,10 @@ make
 %install
 %make_install
 
+# install the rpm file attributes to arm the dependency scanner
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/fileattrs
+install %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/fileattrs/mono.attr
+
 # Remove hardcoded lib directory from the config
 sed -i 's,\$mono_libdir/,,g' %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/mono/config
 
@@ -1293,6 +1298,7 @@ Mono development tools.
 %{_bindir}/mono-api-info
 %{_bindir}/mono-api-html
 %{_bindir}/mono-cil-strip
+%{_rpmconfigdir}/fileattrs/mono.attr
 %{_bindir}/mono-find-provides
 %{_bindir}/mono-find-requires
 %{_bindir}/mono-heapviz
diff --git a/mono.attr b/mono.attr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ef5541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mono.attr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%__mono_provides        %{_bindir}/mono-find-provides %{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir} %{buildroot} %{_libdir}
+%__mono_requires        %{_bindir}/mono-find-requires %{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir} %{buildroot} %{_libdir}
+%__mono_magic           Mono/.Net assembly