diff --git a/pidgin-2.10.11-purple-remote-python3.patch b/pidgin-2.10.11-purple-remote-python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca0b00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pidgin-2.10.11-purple-remote-python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+Actually make things work in python3.
+
+Author: Jan Synacek <jsynacek@redhat.com>
+
+--- a/libpurple/purple-remote	2015-03-17 17:03:51.000000000 +0100
++++ b/libpurple/purple-remote	2015-06-01 13:39:14.224351140 +0200
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import sys
+ import xml.dom.minidom 
+ 
+ sys.stdin = codecs.getwriter('utf-8')(sys.stdin);
+-sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf-8')(sys.stdout);
++sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf-8')(sys.stdout.detach());
+ 
+ xml.dom.minidom.Element.all   = xml.dom.minidom.Element.getElementsByTagName
+ 
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class CheckedAttribute:
+         return result
+             
+ def show_help(requested=False):
+-    print """This program uses D-Bus to communicate with purple.
++    print("""This program uses D-Bus to communicate with purple.
+ 
+ Usage:
+ 
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Examples of commands:
+ 
+     PurpleAccountsFindConnected?name=&protocol=prpl-jabber
+     PurpleAccountsFindConnected(,prpl-jabber)
+-""" % sys.argv[0]
++""" % sys.argv[0])
+     if (requested):
+         sys.exit(0)
+     else:
+@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+ elif (sys.argv[1] == "--help" or sys.argv[1] == "-h"):
+     show_help(True)
+ elif (obj == None):
+-    print "No existing libpurple instance detected."
++    print("No existing libpurple instance detected.")
+     sys.exit(1);
+     
+ for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+     output = execute(arg)
+ 
+     if (output != None):
+-        print output
++        print(output)
+ 
diff --git a/pidgin.spec b/pidgin.spec
index 0f42fd0..3a4b089 100644
--- a/pidgin.spec
+++ b/pidgin.spec
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 Name:           pidgin
 Version:        2.10.11
-Release:        10%{?dist}
+Release:        11%{?dist}
 License:        GPLv2+ and GPLv2 and MIT
 # GPLv2+ - libpurple, gnt, finch, pidgin, most prpls
 # GPLv2 - silc & novell prpls
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Source1:        purple-fedora-prefs.xml
 ## Patches 0-99: Fedora specific or upstream wont accept
 Patch0:         pidgin-NOT-UPSTREAM-2.5.2-rhel4-sound-migration.patch
 Patch1:         pidgin-2.10.9-valgrind.patch
+Patch2:         pidgin-2.10.11-purple-remote-python3.patch
 
 ## Patches 100+: To be Included in Future Upstream
 Patch100:       pidgin-2.10.1-fix-msn-ft-crashes.patch
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ echo "FEDORA=%{fedora} RHEL=%{rhel}"
 %patch0 -p1 -b .aplay
 %endif
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 ## Patches 100+: To be Included in Future Upstream
 
@@ -840,6 +842,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun  1 2015 Jan Synáček <jsynacek@redhat.com> - 2.10.11-11
+- Fix purple-remote when running in python3 (#1226468)
+
 * Tue Mar 17 2015 David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> - 2.10.11-10
 - Import all Lync-collab patches now that they are upstream.