diff --git a/kate-15.08.3-setQuitOnLastWindowClosed.patch b/kate-15.08.3-setQuitOnLastWindowClosed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f0df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kate-15.08.3-setQuitOnLastWindowClosed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -up kate-15.08.3/kate/src/main.cpp.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed kate-15.08.3/kate/src/main.cpp
+--- kate-15.08.3/kate/src/main.cpp.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed	2015-11-04 16:25:33.000000000 -0600
++++ kate-15.08.3/kate/src/main.cpp	2015-12-14 11:39:48.742845307 -0600
+@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int
+     app.setApplicationDisplayName(aboutData.displayName());
+     app.setOrganizationDomain(aboutData.organizationDomain());
+     app.setApplicationVersion(aboutData.version());
+-    app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
+ 
+     /**
+      * set the program icon
diff --git a/kate.spec b/kate.spec
index b280f43..271052d 100644
--- a/kate.spec
+++ b/kate.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Name:    kate
 Summary: Advanced Text Editor
 Version: 15.08.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 # kwrite LGPLv2+
 # kate: app LGPLv2, plugins, LGPLv2 and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ URL:     https://projects.kde.org/kate
 %endif
 Source0: http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/applications/%{version}/src/kate-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+## upstream patches
+# (backported)
+Patch1: kate-15.08.3-setQuitOnLastWindowClosed.patch
+
 BuildRequires: cmake
 BuildRequires: extra-cmake-modules
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n kate-%{version}
+%autosetup -n kate-%{version} -p1
 
 
 %build
@@ -193,6 +197,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 14 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 15.08.3-3
+- setQuitOnLastWindowClosed.patch
+
 * Wed Dec 02 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 15.08.3-2
 - Recommends: kate-plugins, update URL