diff --git a/add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch b/add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d284224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+From: Alexey Svistunov <svalx@svalx.net>
+Date:  2016-03-23 11:59:33 +0300
+Subject: add return values to the backup scripts for better results monitoring.
+References: https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8953
+Upstream: submitted 
+
+Index: tar-1.28/scripts/backup.in
+===================================================================
+--- tar-1.28.orig/scripts/backup.in
++++ tar-1.28/scripts/backup.in
+@@ -153,9 +153,16 @@ message 20 "BACKUP_FILES=$BACKUP_FILES"
+ # piped through 'tee' to the logfile.  Doing this, instead of having
+ # multiple pipelines all over the place, is cleaner and allows access to
+ # the exit value from various commands more easily.
++set -o pipefail
+ (
+  message 1 "preparing tapes"
+  $MT_BEGIN "${TAPE_FILE}"
++ RESULT=$?
++ if [ $RESULT -ne 0 ] ; then
++        echo "Tape is not ready." 1>&2
++	exit $RESULT
++ fi 
++
+  rm -f "${VOLNO_FILE}"
+ 
+  message 1 "processing backup directories"
+@@ -245,10 +252,11 @@ message 20 "BACKUP_FILES=$BACKUP_FILES"
+  $MT_OFFLINE "${TAPE_FILE}"
+  echo "."
+ ) 2>&1 | tee -a "${LOGFILE}"
++RESULT=$?
+ 
+ if test "${ADMINISTRATOR}" != NONE; then
+      echo "Sending the dump log to ${ADMINISTRATOR}"
+      mail -s "Results of backup started ${startdate}" ${ADMINISTRATOR} < "${LOGFILE}"
+ fi
+-
++exit $RESULT 
+ # EOF
+Index: tar-1.28/scripts/backup.sh.in
+===================================================================
+--- tar-1.28.orig/scripts/backup.sh.in
++++ tar-1.28/scripts/backup.sh.in
+@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ backup_host() {
+         CMD="exec ${TAR_PART1} -f \"${TAPE_FILE}\" $@"
+         message 10 "CMD: $CMD"
+         sh -c "$CMD"
+-        message 10 "RC: $?"
++        RC=$?
++        message 10 "RC: $RC"
+     fi
++    return $RC
+ }
+ 
+ print_level() {
diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index 66b147a..516912c 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 23 09:37:44 UTC 2016 - svalx@svalx.net
+
+- Add add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 13 10:37:40 UTC 2015 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index ff95688..8a4ecd5 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package tar
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX 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 +43,10 @@ Patch11:        tar-ignore_lone_zero_blocks.patch
 #https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918487
 Patch12:        tar-recursive--files-from.patch
 Patch20:        add_readme-tests.patch
+# PATCH-FEATURE-UPSTREAM add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch -
+# add return values to the backup scripts for better results monitoring.
+# https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8953
+Patch21:        add-return-values-to-backup-scripts.patch
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= %min_suse_ver
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  help2man
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ Upstream testsuite for the package
 %patch11 -p1
 #%patch12 -p1
 %patch20 -p1
+%patch21 -p1
 
 %build
 %define my_cflags -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIE