diff --git a/gnome-menus-pythread-bgo442747.patch b/gnome-menus-pythread-bgo442747.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c7678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-menus-pythread-bgo442747.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- gnome-menus-2.18.0/python/gmenu.c~	2007-03-12 14:49:27.000000000 -0400
++++ gnome-menus-2.18.0/python/gmenu.c	2007-06-05 19:55:37.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1497,6 +1497,9 @@
+ {
+   PyObject *args;
+   PyObject *ret;
++  PyGILState_STATE gstate;
++
++  gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+ 
+   args = PyTuple_New (callback->user_data ? 2 : 1);
+ 
+@@ -1513,6 +1516,8 @@
+ 
+   Py_XDECREF (ret);
+   Py_DECREF (args);
++
++  PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+ }
+ 
+ static PyObject *
+@@ -1522,10 +1527,15 @@
+   PyGMenuTree         *tree;
+   PyGMenuTreeCallback *callback;
+   PyObject            *pycallback;
+-  PyObject            *pyuser_data;
++  PyObject            *pyuser_data = NULL;
+ 
+   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple (args, "O|O:gmenu.Tree.add_monitor", &pycallback, &pyuser_data))
+     return NULL;
++  if (!PyCallable_Check(pycallback))
++    {
++      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "callback must be callable");
++      return NULL;
++    }
+ 
+   tree = (PyGMenuTree *) self;
+ 
diff --git a/gnome-menus.spec b/gnome-menus.spec
index c38fc77..9d3d686 100644
--- a/gnome-menus.spec
+++ b/gnome-menus.spec
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 Summary:  A menu system for the GNOME project
 Name: gnome-menus
 Version: 2.19.3
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: LGPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://www.gnome.org/
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-menus/2.19/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch0: gnome-menus-pythread-bgo442747.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Requires:  redhat-menus >= 7.8.9-2
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.6.0
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ writing applications that use the GNOME menu system.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/gnome-menus
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 14 2007 Colin Walters <walters@redhat.com> - 2.19.3-2
+- Add patch gnome-menus-pythread-bgo442747.patch
+
 * Mon Jun  4 2007 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.19.3-1
 - Update to 2.19.3