diff --git a/kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device.patch b/kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57ee211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+diff -ur kdelibs-3.97.0/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp
+--- kdelibs-3.97.0/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp	2007-11-20 23:02:30.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp	2008-01-04 16:23:04.000000000 +0100
+@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@
+     if (lines.size() > 1) {
+         d->cardName = i18n("%1 (%2)", d->cardName, lines[1]);
+     }
++    if (alsaDeviceName == "default")
++        d->initialPreference = 1000;
+     if (alsaDeviceName.startsWith("front:") ||
+             alsaDeviceName.startsWith("rear:") ||
+             alsaDeviceName.startsWith("center_lfe:") ||
+diff -ur kdelibs-3.97.0/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodeviceenumerator.cpp kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodeviceenumerator.cpp
+--- kdelibs-3.97.0/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodeviceenumerator.cpp	2007-11-27 18:17:14.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodeviceenumerator.cpp	2008-01-04 16:23:04.000000000 +0100
+@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@
+     }
+     snd_device_name_free_hint(hints);
+ 
++    DeviceHint defaultHint;
++    defaultHint.name = QString::fromLatin1("default");
++    defaultHint.description= QString::fromLatin1("ALSA Default Device");
++    deviceHints << defaultHint;
++
+     snd_config_update_free_global();
+     snd_config_update();
+     Q_ASSERT(snd_config);
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index a4f8a8b..12c115e 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Summary: K Desktop Environment 4 - Libraries
 Version: 3.97.0
-Release: 10%{?dist}
+Release: 11%{?dist}
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 8
 Name: kdelibs
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Patch2: kdelibs-3.95.0-kde149705.patch
 # FLAC 1.1.3+ support for FindFlac.cmake (patch by Alex Merry)
 # http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-multimedia&m=119806833708186&w=2
 Patch3: kdelibs-3.97.0-flac113.patch
+# Force Phonon to use the ALSA default device by default
+# This should make it work better with PulseAudio.
+Patch4: kdelibs-3.97.0-alsa-default-device.patch
 
 BuildRequires: qt4-devel >= 4.3.0
 Requires: qt4 >= %{_qt4_version} 
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ applications for KDE 4.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .kde149703
 %patch2 -p1 -b .kde149705
 %patch3 -p1 -b .flac113
+%patch4 -p1 -b .alsa-default
 
 
 %build
@@ -257,6 +261,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 04 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 3.97.0-11
+- force Phonon to use the ALSA default device by default
+
 * Wed Jan 02 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 3.97.0-10
 - apply patch by Alex Merry to support FLAC 1.1.3+ in FindFlac.cmake