diff --git a/parted-1.8.8-sparc-enableraid.patch b/parted-1.8.8-sparc-enableraid.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b6ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parted-1.8.8-sparc-enableraid.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+diff -up parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/sun.c.enableraid parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/sun.c
+--- parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/sun.c.enableraid	2008-12-13 11:52:42.000000000 -0500
++++ parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/sun.c	2008-12-13 11:57:27.000000000 -0500
+@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct _SunPartitionData {
+ 	int			is_boot;
+ 	int			is_root;
+ 	int			is_lvm;
++	int			is_raid;
+ };
+ 
+ struct _SunDiskData {
+@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ sun_read (PedDisk* disk)
+ 		sun_data->is_boot = sun_data->type == 0x1;
+ 		sun_data->is_root = sun_data->type == 0x2;
+ 		sun_data->is_lvm = sun_data->type == 0x8e;
++		sun_data->is_raid = sun_data->type == 0xfd;
+ 
+ 		part->num = i + 1;
+ 		part->fs_type = ped_file_system_probe (&part->geom);
+@@ -479,6 +481,7 @@ sun_partition_new (const PedDisk* disk, 
+ 		sun_data->is_boot = 0;
+ 		sun_data->is_root = 0;
+ 		sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++		sun_data->is_raid = 0;
+ 	} else {
+ 		part->disk_specific = NULL;
+ 	}
+@@ -512,6 +515,7 @@ sun_partition_duplicate (const PedPartit
+ 	new_sun_data->is_boot = old_sun_data->is_boot;
+ 	new_sun_data->is_root = old_sun_data->is_root;
+ 	new_sun_data->is_lvm = old_sun_data->is_lvm;
++	new_sun_data->is_raid = old_sun_data->is_raid;
+ 	return new_part;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -544,6 +548,10 @@ sun_partition_set_system (PedPartition* 
+ 		sun_data->type = 0x8e;
+ 		return 1;
+ 	}
++	if (sun_data->is_raid) {
++		sun_data->type = 0xfd;
++		return 1;
++	}
+ 
+ 	sun_data->type = 0x83;
+ 	if (fs_type) {
+@@ -570,20 +578,38 @@ sun_partition_set_flag (PedPartition* pa
+ 	switch (flag) {
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_BOOT:
+ 			sun_data->is_boot = state;
+-			if (state)
+-				sun_data->is_root = sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++			if (state) {
++				sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++				sun_data->is_raid = 0
++				sun_data->is_root = 0;
++			}
+ 			return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
+ 
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_ROOT:
+ 			sun_data->is_root = state;
+-			if (state)
+-				sun_data->is_boot = sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++			if (state) {
++				sun_data->is_boot = 0;
++				sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++				sun_data->is_raid = 0;
++			}
+ 			return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
+ 
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
+ 			sun_data->is_lvm = state;
+-			if (state)
+-				sun_data->is_root = sun_data->is_boot = 0;
++			if (state) {
++				sun_data->is_boot = 0;
++				sun_data->is_raid = 0;
++				sun_data->is_root = 0;
++			}
++			return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
++
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
++			sun_data->is_raid = state;
++			if (state) {
++				sun_data->is_boot = 0;
++				sun_data->is_lvm = 0;
++				sun_data->is_root = 0;
++			}
+ 			return ped_partition_set_system (part, part->fs_type);
+ 
+ 		default:
+@@ -609,6 +635,8 @@ sun_partition_get_flag (const PedPartiti
+ 			return sun_data->is_root;
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
+ 			return sun_data->is_lvm;
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
++			return sun_data->is_raid;
+ 
+ 		default:
+ 			return 0;
+@@ -624,6 +652,7 @@ sun_partition_is_flag_available (const P
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_BOOT:
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_ROOT:
+ 		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
+ 			return 1;
+ 
+ 		default:
diff --git a/parted.spec b/parted.spec
index a6d102e..2637cc5 100644
--- a/parted.spec
+++ b/parted.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: The GNU disk partition manipulation program
 Name:    parted
 Version: 1.8.8
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group:   Applications/System
 URL:     http://www.gnu.org/software/parted
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch3:  %{name}-1.8.8-manpage.patch
 Patch4:  %{name}-1.8.8-gcc-4.3.patch
 Patch5:  %{name}-1.8.8-nofixgpt.patch
 Patch6:  %{name}-1.8.8-alpha.patch
+Patch7:  %{name}-1.8.8-sparc-enableraid.patch
 
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: e2fsprogs-devel
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ Parted library, you need to install this package.
 %patch4 -p1 -b .gcc43
 %patch5 -p1 -b .nofixgpt
 %patch6 -p1 -b .alpha
+%patch7 -p1 -b .sparc-raid
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-device-mapper --enable-selinux --disable-static
@@ -117,6 +119,9 @@ fi
 %{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib}/pkgconfig/libparted.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 13 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-6
+- enable RAID partition types on sun disklabels for sparc
+
 * Thu Apr 10 2008 David Cantrell <dcantrell@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-5
 - Allow RAID or LVM partition types on BSD disklabels.
   (jay.estabrook AT hp.com, #427114)