diff --git a/fix-relative-import.patch b/fix-relative-import.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8646b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-relative-import.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+Fix import of relative patches.
+
+This closes bug #35244.
+---
+ quilt/import.in           |    8 ++++----
+ quilt/scripts/patchfns.in |   17 ++++++++++++++---
+ test/import.test          |    9 +++++++++
+ 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/test/import.test
++++ b/test/import.test
+@@ -246,3 +246,12 @@
+ 	$ cat patches/series
+ 	> patch1.diff
+ 	> patchR.diff
++
++# Also test importing when in a subdirectory
++	$ touch empty.patch
++	$ cd t
++	$ touch empty2.patch
++	$ quilt import ../empty.patch
++	> Importing patch ../empty.patch (stored as ../patches/empty.patch)
++	$ quilt import %{PWD}/empty2.patch
++	> Importing patch %{PWD}/empty2.patch (stored as ../patches/empty2.patch)
+--- a/quilt/import.in
++++ b/quilt/import.in
+@@ -152,16 +152,16 @@ then
+ fi
+ 
+ before=$(patch_after "$(top_patch)")
+-for patch_file in "$@"
++for orig_patch_file in "$@"
+ do
+ 	if [ -n "$opt_patch" ]
+ 	then
+ 		patch=$opt_patch
+ 	else
+-		patch=${patch_file##*/}
++		patch=${orig_patch_file##*/}
+ 	fi
+ 
+-	patch_file=$(find_patch_file "$patch_file") || exit 1
++	patch_file=$(find_patch_file "$orig_patch_file") || exit 1
+ 	merged_patch_file="$patch_file"
+ 
+ 	if is_applied $patch
+@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ do
+ 		printf $"Importing patch %s\n" "$(print_patch $patch)"
+ 	else
+ 		printf $"Importing patch %s (stored as %s)\n" \
+-		       "$patch_file" \
++		       "$orig_patch_file" \
+ 		       "$(print_patch $patch)"
+ 
+ 		mkdir -p "${dest%/*}"
+--- a/quilt/scripts/patchfns.in
++++ b/quilt/scripts/patchfns.in
+@@ -641,10 +641,21 @@ find_patch_file()
+ {
+ 	local name="$1"
+ 
+-	if [ -r "$name" ]
++	if [ ${name:0:1} = / ]
+ 	then
+-		echo "$name"
+-		return
++		# Patch has absolute path
++		if [ -r "$name" ]
++		then
++			echo "$name"
++			return
++		fi
++	else
++		# Patch has a relative path
++		if [ -r "$SUBDIR$name" ]
++		then
++			echo "$SUBDIR$name"
++			return
++		fi
+ 	fi
+ 
+ 	local patch
diff --git a/quilt.changes b/quilt.changes
index 4998b14..014a1e7 100644
--- a/quilt.changes
+++ b/quilt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 30 13:49:59 CET 2012 - jdelvare@suse.de
+
+- fix-relative-import.patch: Fix import of relative patches
+  (savannah#35244).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 29 20:22:18 CET 2012 - jdelvare@suse.de
 
diff --git a/quilt.spec b/quilt.spec
index 4785181..512fc4c 100644
--- a/quilt.spec
+++ b/quilt.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ AutoReqProv:    off
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        suse-start-quilt-mode.el
 Patch1:         expand.diff
+Patch2:         fix-relative-import.patch
 Patch3:         patch-wrapper-rpm.diff
 Patch4:         grep-support-spaces.patch
 Patch5:         suse-workaround-pseudo-release.patch
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ Authors:
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1