diff --git a/0001-rules-block-add-support-for-pmem-devices-3683.patch b/0001-rules-block-add-support-for-pmem-devices-3683.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2af5f771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-rules-block-add-support-for-pmem-devices-3683.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+From 31ae8c8741ce9595f4053234d6a6b2fb3616fedf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: bgbhpe <brian.boylston@hpe.com>
+Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 11:43:56 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] rules: block: add support for pmem devices (#3683)
+
+Persistent memory devices can be exposed as block devices as /dev/pmemN
+and /dev/pmemNs.  pmemN is the raw device and is byte-addressable from
+within the kernel and when mmapped by applications from a DAX-mounted
+file system.  pmemNs has the block translation table (BTT) layered on top,
+offering atomic sector/block access.  Both pmemN and pmemNs are expected
+to contain file systems.
+
+blkid(8) and lsblk(8) seem to correctly report on pmemN and pmemNs.
+systemd v219 will populate /dev/disk/by-uuid/ when, for example, mkfs is
+used on pmem, but systemd v228 does not.
+
+Add pmem to the whitelist.
+(cherry picked from commit f3bc4ccc2edf5ad2a99d6ba2795b9999fe76c3df)
+
+[tblume: fixes bsc#988119]
+---
+ rules/60-block.rules              | 2 +-
+ rules/60-persistent-storage.rules | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/rules/60-block.rules b/rules/60-block.rules
+index c74caca..42c7597 100644
+--- a/rules/60-block.rules
++++ b/rules/60-block.rules
+@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="block", ATTR{parameters/events_dfl_
+ ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST=="block", ATTR{block/*/uevent}="change"
+ 
+ # watch metadata changes, caused by tools closing the device node which was opened for writing
+-ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="loop*|nvme*|sd*|vd*|xvd*", OPTIONS+="watch"
++ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="loop*|nvme*|sd*|vd*|xvd*|pmem*", OPTIONS+="watch"
+diff --git a/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules b/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
+index ee1fb08f..ef5d205 100644
+--- a/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
++++ b/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ ACTION=="remove", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+ 
+ SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+-KERNEL!="loop*|mmcblk*[0-9]|msblk*[0-9]|mspblk*[0-9]|nvme*|sd*|sr*|vd*|xvd*|bcache*|cciss*|dasd*|ubd*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
++KERNEL!="loop*|mmcblk*[0-9]|msblk*[0-9]|mspblk*[0-9]|nvme*|sd*|sr*|vd*|xvd*|bcache*|cciss*|dasd*|ubd*|pmem*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+ 
+ # ignore partitions that span the entire disk
+ TEST=="whole_disk", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+-- 
+2.10.0
+
diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 33c5c5bc..b6ca4b73 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 16 12:27:02 UTC 2016 - fbui@suse.com
+
+- Add rules: block: add support for pmem devices (#3683) (bsc#988119)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  6 08:14:06 UTC 2016 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index fcbbf9b6..6e6d1850 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ Patch528:       0001-core-re-sync-bus-name-list-after-deserializing-durin.patch
 Patch529:       0001-systemctl-pid1-do-not-warn-about-missing-install-inf.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- fixed after 320
 Patch530:       systemd-230-cgroup2-use-new-fstype-for-unified-hierarchy.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- fixed after 231
+Patch531:       0001-rules-block-add-support-for-pmem-devices-3683.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -611,6 +613,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch528 -p1
 %patch529 -p1
 %patch530 -p1
+%patch531 -p1
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1002 -p1
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 33c5c5bc..b6ca4b73 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 16 12:27:02 UTC 2016 - fbui@suse.com
+
+- Add rules: block: add support for pmem devices (#3683) (bsc#988119)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  6 08:14:06 UTC 2016 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index a3d3d79e..80c07f49 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ Patch528:       0001-core-re-sync-bus-name-list-after-deserializing-durin.patch
 Patch529:       0001-systemctl-pid1-do-not-warn-about-missing-install-inf.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- fixed after 320
 Patch530:       systemd-230-cgroup2-use-new-fstype-for-unified-hierarchy.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- fixed after 231
+Patch531:       0001-rules-block-add-support-for-pmem-devices-3683.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -606,6 +608,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch528 -p1
 %patch529 -p1
 %patch530 -p1
+%patch531 -p1
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1002 -p1