diff --git a/0001-Make-plymouthd-real-daemon-and-save-old-log.patch b/0001-Make-plymouthd-real-daemon-and-save-old-log.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b966f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Make-plymouthd-real-daemon-and-save-old-log.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+Subject: All daemons should call setsid(2) to become a real daemons
+
+All daemons should call setsid(2) to become a real daemons without
+controlling terminal.  Beside this the old boot log will help for
+debugging and for support.
+
+---
+ libply/ply-utils.c |    1 +
+ main.c             |    5 +++--
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/src/libply/ply-utils.c
++++ b/src/libply/ply-utils.c	2014-02-12 15:05:49.895141867 +0100
+@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ ply_create_daemon (void)
+ 
+       _exit ((int) byte);
+     }
++  setsid();
+   close (receiver_fd);
+ 
+   handle = calloc (1, sizeof (int));
+--- a/src/main.c
++++ b/src/main.c	2014-02-12 14:43:49.216569414 +0100
+@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ get_log_file_for_mode (ply_mode_t mode)
+       break;
+     case PLY_MODE_SHUTDOWN:
+     case PLY_MODE_UPDATES:
+-      filename = _PATH_DEVNULL;
++      filename = PLYMOUTH_LOG_DIRECTORY "/boot.log";
+       break;
+     default:
+       ply_error ("Unhandled case in %s line %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ get_log_spool_file_for_mode (ply_mode_t
+       break;
+     case PLY_MODE_SHUTDOWN:
+     case PLY_MODE_UPDATES:
+-      filename = NULL;
++      filename = PLYMOUTH_SPOOL_DIRECTORY "/boot.log";
+       break;
+     default:
+       ply_error ("Unhandled case in %s line %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ prepare_logging (state_t *state)
+   if (logfile != NULL)
+     {
+       ply_trace ("opening log '%s'", logfile);
++      rename(logfile, PLYMOUTH_LOG_DIRECTORY "/boot.olog");
+       ply_terminal_session_open_log (state->session, logfile);
+ 
+       if (state->number_of_errors > 0)
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index aa144d7..974022a 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package plymouth
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Patch9:         plymouth-dracut-path.patch
 Patch10:        0001-Some-greenish-openSUSE-colors.patch
 # PATCH-OPENSUSE -- plymouth-correct-runtime-dir.patch tittiatcoke@gmail.com -- make sure the runtime directory is /run and not /var/run
 Patch16:        plymouth-correct-runtime-dir.patch
+# PATCH-SUSE -- 0001-Make-plymouthd-real-daemon-and-save-old-log.patch werner@suse.de -- All daemons should call setsid(2) to become a real daemons
+Patch17:        0001-Make-plymouthd-real-daemon-and-save-old-log.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  kernel-headers
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ plugin.
 %patch9 -p0
 %patch10 -p1
 %patch16 -p1
+%patch17 -p1
 # replace builddate with patch0date
 sed -i "s/__DATE__/\"$(stat -c %y %{_sourcedir}/%{name}.changes)\"/" src/main.c
 
@@ -327,10 +330,11 @@ autoreconf -fiv
            --with-log-viewer                                     \
            --without-rhgb-compat-link                            \
            --with-boot-tty=/dev/tty7                             \
-           --with-shutdown-tty=/dev/tty1                         \
+           --with-shutdown-tty=/dev/tty7                         \
            --without-gdm-autostart-file                          \
            --with-release-file=/etc/os-release
 
+make clean
 make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 
 %install