diff --git a/mutter-backdrop.patch b/mutter-backdrop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8263c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mutter-backdrop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -up mutter-3.3.3/src/ui/theme.c.backdrop mutter-3.3.3/src/ui/theme.c
+--- mutter-3.3.3/src/ui/theme.c.backdrop	2012-01-19 19:45:38.383441711 -0500
++++ mutter-3.3.3/src/ui/theme.c	2012-01-19 19:46:33.558445340 -0500
+@@ -6403,8 +6403,8 @@ meta_gtk_state_from_string (const char *
+     return GTK_STATE_FLAG_INCONSISTENT;
+   else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp ("focused", str) == 0)
+     return GTK_STATE_FLAG_FOCUSED;
+-  else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp ("window-unfocused", str) == 0)
+-    return GTK_STATE_FLAG_WINDOW_UNFOCUSED;
++  else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp ("backdrop", str) == 0)
++    return GTK_STATE_FLAG_BACKDROP;
+   else
+     return -1; /* hack */
+ }
diff --git a/mutter.spec b/mutter.spec
index c98c242..265074b 100644
--- a/mutter.spec
+++ b/mutter.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ License:       GPLv2+
 #VCS:	       git:git://git.gnome.org/mutter
 Source0:       http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/3.3/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+# upstream fix
+Patch0: mutter-backdrop.patch
+
 BuildRequires: clutter-devel >= 1.7.5
 BuildRequires: pango-devel
 BuildRequires: startup-notification-devel
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ utilities for testing Metacity/Mutter themes.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 (if ! test -x configure; then NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh; fi;