diff --git a/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf b/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10929ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 524288 
diff --git a/baloo.spec b/baloo.spec
index 37f1d40..36962d6 100644
--- a/baloo.spec
+++ b/baloo.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Name:    baloo
 Summary: A framework for searching and managing metadata
 Version: 4.13.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv2 and LGPLv2
 URL:     https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs/baloo
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ URL:     https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs/baloo
 %endif
 Source0: http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/%{version}/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 17 || 0%{?rhel} > 6
+%define sysctl 1
+%endif
+Source1: 97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+
 ## upstream patches
 
 BuildRequires: doxygen
@@ -36,6 +41,17 @@ Requires: kdelibs4%{?_isa}%{?_kde4_version: >= %{_kde4_version}}
 %description
 %{summary}.
 
+%package file
+Summary: File indexing and search for %{name}
+# upgrade path, when split occurred
+Obsoletes: baloo < 4.13.0-3
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+# for kcm.  since this is split out, we can afford to add this dep
+# and not worry about circular dependencies
+Requires: kde-runtime
+%description file
+%{summary}.
+
 %package devel
 Summary:  Developer files for %{name}
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -67,6 +83,13 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
 %install
 make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 
+%if 0%{?sysctl}
+install -p -m644 -D %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+install -p -m644 -D %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.d/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+%else
+install -p -m644    %{SOURCE1} ./97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+%endif
+
 
 %post
 touch --no-create %{_kde4_iconsdir}/hicolor &> /dev/null || :
@@ -82,42 +105,50 @@ fi
 
 %files
 %doc COPYING COPYING.LIB
-%{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.conf
 %{_kde4_bindir}/akonadi_baloo_indexer
-%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file
-%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file_cleaner
-%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file_extractor
 %{_kde4_bindir}/baloosearch
 %{_kde4_bindir}/balooshow
-%{_kde4_libexecdir}/kde_baloo_filewatch_raiselimit
 %{_kde4_datadir}/akonadi/agents/akonadibalooindexingagent.desktop
-%{_kde4_datadir}/autostart/baloo_file.desktop
-%{_datadir}/dbus-1/interfaces/org.kde.baloo.file.indexer.xml
-%{_datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.service
 %{_kde4_iconsdir}/hicolor/*/*/*
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloo_contactsearchstore.desktop
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloo_emailsearchstore.desktop
-%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloo_filesearchstore.desktop
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloo_notesearchstore.desktop
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloosearch.protocol
-%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/kcm_baloofile.desktop
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/plasma-runner-baloosearch.desktop
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/tags.protocol
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/timeline.protocol
 %{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/servicetypes/baloosearchstore.desktop
-%{_polkit_qt_policydir}/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.policy
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/akonadi/akonadi_baloo_searchplugin.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/akonadi/akonadibaloosearchplugin.desktop
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/baloo_contactsearchstore.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/baloo_emailsearchstore.so
-%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/baloo_filesearchstore.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/baloo_notesearchstore.so
-%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/kcm_baloofile.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/kio_baloosearch.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/kio_tags.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/kio_timeline.so
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/krunner_baloosearchrunner.so
 
+%files file
+%if 0%{?sysctl}
+%ghost %config(missingok,noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.d/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+%else
+%doc 97-kde-baloo-filewatch-inotify.conf
+%endif
+%{_kde4_datadir}/autostart/baloo_file.desktop
+%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file
+%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file_cleaner
+%{_kde4_bindir}/baloo_file_extractor
+%{_datadir}/dbus-1/interfaces/org.kde.baloo.file.indexer.xml
+%{_kde4_libexecdir}/kde_baloo_filewatch_raiselimit
+%{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.conf
+%{_datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.service
+%{_polkit_qt_policydir}/org.kde.baloo.filewatch.policy
+%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/baloo_filesearchstore.so
+%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/baloo_filesearchstore.desktop
+%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services/kcm_baloofile.desktop
+%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/kcm_baloofile.so
+
 %files devel
 %{_kde4_includedir}/baloo/
 %{_kde4_libdir}/libbaloocore.so
@@ -136,8 +167,10 @@ fi
 %{_kde4_libdir}/libbalooxapian.so.4*
 
 
-
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 23 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.13.0-3
+- -file subpkg, port sysctl handling from nepomuk-core
+
 * Tue Apr 15 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.13.0-2
 - respin