diff --git a/cups-polld-reconnect.patch b/cups-polld-reconnect.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e966d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cups-polld-reconnect.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -up cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c.polld-reconnect cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c
+--- cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c.polld-reconnect	2011-05-07 00:07:28.000000000 +0100
++++ cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c	2012-02-23 10:50:57.272513141 +0000
+@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ poll_server(http_t      *http,		/* I - H
+     fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s CUPS-Get-Printers failed: %s\n", prefix,
+             cupsLastErrorString());
+     ippDelete(response);
++    restart_polling = 1;
+     return (-1);
+   }
+ 
diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index 6f5aa35..bd6b9df 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary: Common Unix Printing System
 Name: cups
 Version: 1.4.8
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Source: http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/%{version}/cups-%{version}-source.tar.bz2
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Patch44: cups-avahi-5-services.patch
 
 Patch45: cups-icc.patch
 Patch46: cups-upgrade.patch
+Patch47: cups-polld-reconnect.patch
 
 Patch100: cups-lspp.patch
 
@@ -323,6 +324,9 @@ module.
 # (bug #748988).
 %patch46 -p1 -b .upgrade
 
+# cups-polld: restart polling on error (bug #769292, STR #4031).
+%patch47 -p1 -b .polld-reconnect
+
 %if %lspp
 # LSPP support.
 %patch100 -p1 -b .lspp
@@ -652,6 +656,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{php_extdir}/phpcups.so
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 23 2012 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1:1.4.8-10
+- cups-polld: restart polling on error (bug #769292, STR #4031).
+
 * Thu Feb 16 2012 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1:1.4.8-9
 - Apply patch from upstream revision 9974 to fix encryption upgrades
   (bug #748988).