diff --git a/control-center.spec b/control-center.spec
index b76e2c4..e536bb0 100644
--- a/control-center.spec
+++ b/control-center.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities to configure the GNOME desktop
 Name: control-center
 Version: 2.29.90
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group: User Interface/Desktops
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ Patch99: default-applications.patch
 # update the shell common tasks to desktop files we ship
 Patch100: shell-common-tasks.patch
 
+# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=610003
+Patch101: threads.patch
+
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 URL: http://www.gnome.org
 
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ for the GNOME desktop.
 #%patch96 -p1 -b .gecos
 %patch99 -p1 -b .default-apps
 %patch100 -p1 -b .common-tasks
+%patch101 -p1 -b .threads
 
 %patch7 -p1 -b .make-default
 
@@ -395,6 +399,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 15 2010 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.29.90-2
+- Properly initialize threads in the appearance capplet
+
 * Wed Feb 10 2010 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> 2.29.90-1
 - Update to 2.29.90
 
diff --git a/threads.patch b/threads.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a291500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threads.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- gnome-control-center-2.28.1/capplets/appearance/appearance-main.c	2010-02-15 12:34:25.205013147 -0500
++++ foo/capplets/appearance/appearance-main.c	2010-02-15 12:08:30.813030941 -0500
+@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
+   GError *err = NULL;
+ 
+   g_thread_init (NULL);
++  gdk_threads_init ();
++  gdk_threads_enter ();
+   theme_thumbnail_factory_init (*argc, *argv);
+   capplet_init (context, argc, argv);
+   activate_settings_daemon ();
+@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@
+ 
+   /* start the mainloop */
+   gtk_main ();
++  gdk_threads_leave ();
+ 
+   /* free stuff */
+   g_free (data);
+--- gnome-control-center-2.28.1/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c	2009-08-24 06:54:41.000000000 -0400
++++ foo/capplets/appearance/theme-installer.c	2010-02-15 12:29:59.573014558 -0500
+@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@
+ transfer_done_cb (GtkWidget *dialog,
+ 		  TransferData *tdata)
+ {
++        gdk_threads_enter ();
+ 	/* XXX: path should be on the local filesystem by now? */
+ 
+ 	if (dialog != NULL) {
+@@ -623,6 +624,8 @@
+ 
+ 	g_free (tdata->path);
+ 	g_free (tdata);
++
++        gdk_threads_leave ();
+ }
+ 
+ void