diff --git a/blender-2.79-python37.patch b/blender-2.79-python37.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f693f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blender-2.79-python37.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff -r -U3 blender-2.79b-orig/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c blender-2.79b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
+--- blender-2.79b-orig/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c	2018-03-23 16:22:25.000000000 +0100
++++ blender-2.79b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c	2018-11-02 14:15:34.311361383 +0100
+@@ -7389,6 +7389,7 @@
+ 		item = PyObject_GetAttrString(py_class, identifier);
+ 
+ 		if (item == NULL) {
++			PyErr_Clear();
+ 			/* Sneaky workaround to use the class name as the bl_idname */
+ 
+ #define     BPY_REPLACEMENT_STRING(rna_attr, py_attr)                         \
+@@ -7418,8 +7419,9 @@
+ 				             class_type, py_class_name, identifier);
+ 				return -1;
+ 			}
+-
+-			PyErr_Clear();
++			else {
++				PyErr_Clear();
++			}
+ 		}
+ 		else {
+ 			if (pyrna_py_to_prop(dummyptr, prop, NULL, item, "validating class:") != 0) {
diff --git a/blender.spec b/blender.spec
index 59a6ec5..ddc9998 100644
--- a/blender.spec
+++ b/blender.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Name:       blender
 Epoch:      1
 Version:    %{blender_api}
-Release:    8%{?dist}
+Release:    9%{?dist}
 
 Summary:    3D modeling, animation, rendering and post-production
 License:    GPLv2
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Patch6:     %{name}-2.79-openvdb3-abi.patch
 Patch7:     blender-2.79-openjpeg2.patch
 Patch8:     util_sseb.patch
 Patch9:     tree_hpp.patch
+# Backported from https://developer.blender.org/rB1db47a2ccd1e68994bf8140eba6cc2a26a2bc91f
+Patch10:     %{name}-2.79-python37.patch
 
 # Development stuff
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ fi
 %{_fontbasedir}/%{name}/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 02 2018 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 1:2.79b-9
+- Apply workaround for "no text in GUI" bug (#1631922)
+
 * Tue Aug 28 2018 Patrik Novotný <panovotn@redhat.com> - 1:2.79b-8
 - change requires to minizip-compat(-devel), rhbz#1609830, rhbz#1615381