diff --git a/ftp.spec b/ftp.spec
index 47e3c70..0af674a 100644
--- a/ftp.spec
+++ b/ftp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: The standard UNIX FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client
 Name: ftp
 Version: 0.17
-Release: 58%{?dist}
+Release: 59%{?dist}
 License: BSD with advertising
 Group: Applications/Internet
 Source0: ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/netkit-ftp-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Patch26: netkit-ftp-0.17-man.patch
 Patch27: netkit-ftp-0.17-acct_ovl.patch
 Patch28: netkit-ftp-0.17-remove-nested-include.patch
 Patch29: netkit-ftp-0.17-linelen.patch
+Patch30: netkit-ftp-0.17-active-mode-option.patch
 
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel, readline-devel, ncurses-devel
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ file transfers.
 %patch27 -p1 -b .acct_ovl
 %patch28 -p1
 %patch29 -p1 -b .linelen
+%patch30 -p1 -b .activemode
 
 %build
 sh configure --with-c-compiler=gcc --enable-ipv6
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ make INSTALLROOT=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} install
 %{_mandir}/man5/netrc.*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 28 2012 Jan Synáček <jsynacek@redhat.com> - 0.17-59
+- Add active mode option
+
 * Fri Aug 03 2012 Jan Synáček <jsynacek@redhat.com> - 0.17-58
 - Extend the input line buffer and the argument storage buffer
 - Prettify spec some more and remove trailing space
diff --git a/netkit-ftp-0.17-active-mode-option.patch b/netkit-ftp-0.17-active-mode-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3226a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netkit-ftp-0.17-active-mode-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--- netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/main.c.orig	2012-08-22 14:13:47.452058828 +0200
++++ netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/main.c	2012-08-22 14:16:47.964124112 +0200
+@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static
+ void
+ usage(void)
+ {
+-	printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-pinegvtd] [hostname]\n");
++	printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-Apinegvtd] [hostname]\n");
++	printf("\t   -A: enable active mode\n");
+ 	printf("\t   -p: enable passive mode (default for ftp and pftp)\n");
+ 	printf("\t   -i: turn off prompting during mget\n");
+ 	printf("\t   -n: inhibit auto-login\n");
+@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ main(volatile int argc, char **volatile
+ 				passivemode = 1;
+ 				break;
+ 
++			case 'A':
++				passivemode = 0;
++				break;
++
+ 			case 'g':
+ 				doglob = 0;
+ 				break;
+--- netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/ftp.1.orig      2009-10-26 15:38:34.000000000 -0500
++++ netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/ftp.1   2009-10-26 15:41:12.000000000 -0500
+@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
+ Options may be specified at the command line, or to the
+ command interpreter.
+ .Bl -tag -width flag
++.It Fl A
++Use active mode for data transfers. This is useful for transmissions
++to servers which do not support passive connections (for whatever reason.)
+ .It Fl p
+ Use passive mode for data transfers. Allows use of ftp in environments
+ where a firewall prevents connections from the outside world back to