diff --git a/gdm-2.26.0-load-settings-for-other-user.patch b/gdm-2.26.0-load-settings-for-other-user.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a798e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdm-2.26.0-load-settings-for-other-user.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Index: daemon/gdm-session-worker.c
+===================================================================
+--- a/daemon/gdm-session-worker.c	(revision 6793)
++++ b/daemon/gdm-session-worker.c	(working copy)
+@@ -637,16 +637,6 @@ gdm_session_worker_update_username (GdmS
+ 
+                 gdm_session_auditor_set_username (worker->priv->auditor, worker->priv->username);
+ 
+-                /* We have a new username to try. If we haven't been able to
+-                 * read user settings up until now, then give it a go now
+-                 * (see the comment in do_setup for rationale on why it's useful
+-                 * to keep trying to read settings)
+-                 */
+-                if (username != NULL &&
+-                    !gdm_session_settings_is_loaded (worker->priv->user_settings)) {
+-                        attempt_to_load_user_settings (worker, username);
+-                }
+-
+                 if ((worker->priv->username == username) ||
+                     ((worker->priv->username != NULL) && (username != NULL) &&
+                      (strcmp (worker->priv->username, username) == 0)))
+@@ -661,6 +651,16 @@ gdm_session_worker_update_username (GdmS
+                 send_dbus_string_method (worker->priv->connection,
+                                          "UsernameChanged",
+                                          worker->priv->username);
++
++                /* We have a new username to try. If we haven't been able to
++                 * read user settings up until now, then give it a go now
++                 * (see the comment in do_setup for rationale on why it's useful
++                 * to keep trying to read settings)
++                 */
++                if (worker->priv->username != NULL &&
++                    !gdm_session_settings_is_loaded (worker->priv->user_settings)) {
++                        attempt_to_load_user_settings (worker, worker->priv->username);
++                }
+         }
+ 
+  out:
diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index cc2a9e9..1d567c8 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: The GNOME Display Manager
 Name: gdm
 Version: 2.26.0
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: User Interface/X
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ Patch16: gdm-2.25.2-dont-depend-on-hostname.patch
 # http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485974
 Patch17: gdm-2.26.0-clean-up-auth-entries.patch
 
+Patch18: gdm-2.26.0-load-settings-for-other-user.patch
+
 # Fedora-specific
 Patch99: gdm-2.23.1-fedora-logo.patch
 
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ multiple simulanteous logged in users.
 %patch15 -p1 -b .start-faster
 %patch16 -p1 -b .dont-depend-on-hostname
 %patch17 -p1 -b .clean-up-auth-entries
+%patch18 -p1 -b .load-settings-for-other-user
 
 %patch99 -p1 -b .fedora-logo
 
@@ -350,6 +353,10 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet.xml
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 23 2009 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.26.0-7
+- Load session and language settings when username is read on
+  Other user
+
 * Fri Mar 20 2009 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.26.0-6
 - Fix problem in keyboard layout selector (483195)