diff --git a/nemo-fix-desktop-redraw.patch b/nemo-fix-desktop-redraw.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42a3474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nemo-fix-desktop-redraw.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- a/libnemo-private/nemo-icon-container.c
++++ b/libnemo-private/nemo-icon-container.c
+@@ -4249,11 +4249,13 @@ realize (GtkWidget *widget)
+ 
+ 	container = NEMO_ICON_CONTAINER (widget);
+ 
++#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 21, 0)
+ 	/* Ensure that the desktop window is native so the background
+ 	   set on it is drawn by X. */
+ 	if (container->details->is_desktop) {
+ 		gdk_x11_window_get_xid (gtk_layout_get_bin_window (GTK_LAYOUT (widget)));
+ 	}
++#endif
+ 
+ 	/* Set up DnD.  */
+ 	nemo_icon_dnd_init (container);
+--- a/src/nemo-desktop-icon-view.c
++++ b/src/nemo-desktop-icon-view.c
+@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ nemo_desktop_icon_view_class_init (NemoD
+ 	vclass->update_menus = real_update_menus;
+ 	vclass->get_view_id = real_get_id;
+ 
++#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 21, 0)
++	GtkWidgetClass *wclass = GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class);
++	gtk_widget_class_set_css_name (wclass, "nemo-desktop-icon-view");
++#endif
+ 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (NemoDesktopIconViewDetails));
+ }
+ 
+--- a/src/nemo-style-application.css
++++ b/src/nemo-style-application.css
+@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+ /* Desktop text stuff */
+ 
++.nemo-window.nemo-desktop-window notebook,
++.nemo-window.nemo-desktop-window paned {
++	background-color: transparent;
++}
++
+ .nemo-canvas-item {
+     border-radius: 3px;
+ }
diff --git a/nemo.changes b/nemo.changes
index 3c1f7a0..20dbd54 100644
--- a/nemo.changes
+++ b/nemo.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep 27 12:38:17 UTC 2016 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
+
+- Add nemo-fix-desktop-redraw.patch from upstream commit 4e5a103:
+  fix a GTK+ 3.21.3+ desktop (boo#1001431, gh#linuxmint/nemo#1231).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 23 18:43:19 UTC 2016 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
 
diff --git a/nemo.spec b/nemo.spec
index 62e2068..0b96698 100644
--- a/nemo.spec
+++ b/nemo.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Source:         https://github.com/linuxmint/%{name}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-
 Patch1:         %{name}-implicit-pointer-decl.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM nemo-void-return-no-return.patch margueirte@opensuse.org -- Fix OBS gcc checks.
 Patch2:         %{name}-void-return-no-return.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM nemo-fix-desktop-redraw.patch boo#1001431 gh#linuxmint/nemo#1231 -- Fix a GTK+ 3.21.3+ desktop redraw issue (commit 4e5a103).
+Patch3:         %{name}-fix-desktop-redraw.patch
 BuildRequires:  cinnamon-translations
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gnome-common
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ This package provides the GObject Introspection bindings for Nemo.
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 NOCONFIGURE=1 gnome-autogen.sh