diff --git a/gimp-2.6.8-gtk219.patch b/gimp-2.6.8-gtk219.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c99d261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gimp-2.6.8-gtk219.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 59f3ad346b22c85618b0c7cffcce4d1c816ca3b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:08:01 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] patch: gtk219
+
+Squashed commit of the following:
+
+commit 726878e604e663488757a3220246c2054f54b843
+Author: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date:   Wed Mar 24 15:43:10 2010 +0100
+
+    backport statusbar code needed for GTK+ >= 2.19.1
+
+    Use the hbox that is provided via gtk_statusbar_get_message_area()
+    since GTK+ 2.19.1.
+---
+ app/display/gimpstatusbar.c |   32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
+ 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/app/display/gimpstatusbar.c b/app/display/gimpstatusbar.c
+index 5e89427..36651cd 100644
+--- a/app/display/gimpstatusbar.c
++++ b/app/display/gimpstatusbar.c
+@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
+ /*  maximal width of the string holding the cursor-coordinates  */
+ #define CURSOR_LEN        256
+ 
++/*  the spacing of the hbox                                     */
++#define HBOX_SPACING        1
++
+ /*  spacing between the icon and the statusbar label            */
+ #define ICON_SPACING        2
+ 
+@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ static void
+ gimp_statusbar_init (GimpStatusbar *statusbar)
+ {
+   GtkWidget     *hbox;
++  GtkWidget     *label;
+   GtkWidget     *image;
+   GimpUnitStore *store;
+ 
+@@ -171,13 +175,27 @@ gimp_statusbar_init (GimpStatusbar *statusbar)
+   statusbar->progress_active      = FALSE;
+   statusbar->progress_shown       = FALSE;
+ 
+-  /* remove the label and insert a hbox */
+-  gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (GTK_STATUSBAR (statusbar)->frame),
+-                        g_object_ref (GTK_STATUSBAR (statusbar)->label));
+-
+-  hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 1);
+-  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (GTK_STATUSBAR (statusbar)->frame), hbox);
+-  gtk_widget_show (hbox);
++  label = g_object_ref (GTK_STATUSBAR (statusbar)->label);
++
++  /* remove the message area or label and insert a hbox */
++#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (2, 19, 1)
++  {
++    hbox = gtk_statusbar_get_message_area (GTK_STATUSBAR (statusbar));
++    gtk_box_set_spacing (GTK_BOX (hbox), HBOX_SPACING);
++    gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (hbox), label);
++  }
++#else
++  {
++    GtkWidget *label_parent;
++
++    label_parent = gtk_widget_get_parent (label);
++    gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (label_parent), label);
++
++    hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, HBOX_SPACING);
++    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (label_parent), hbox);
++    gtk_widget_show (hbox);
++  }
++#endif
+ 
+   statusbar->cursor_label = gtk_label_new ("8888, 8888");
+   gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (statusbar->cursor_label), 0.5, 0.5);
+-- 
+1.6.6.1
+
diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index e513f27..b11b48a 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Summary:        GNU Image Manipulation Program
 Name:           gimp
 Epoch:          2
 Version:        2.6.8
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 %define binver 2.6
 %define gimp_lang_ver 20
 %define interfacever 2.0
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ Patch1:         gimp-2.6.7-jpeg-units.patch
 Patch2:         gimp-2.6.6-minimize-dialogs.patch
 # backport: fix building with "gold" linker
 Patch3:         gimp-2.6.8-gold.patch
+# backport: statusbar code needed for GTK+ >= 2.19.1 (#559726)
+Patch4:         gimp-2.6.8-gtk219.patch
 # Makefile.in files generated by Makefile.am changed in patches
 Patch10:        gimp-2.6.8-4-automake.patch.bz2
 
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ EOF
 %patch1 -p1 -b .jpeg-units
 %patch2 -p1 -b .minimize-dialogs
 %patch3 -p1 -b .gold
+%patch4 -p1 -b .gtk219
 %patch10 -p1 -b .automake
 
 %build
@@ -504,6 +507,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/gimp/%{interfacever}/plug-ins/help-browser
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 24 2010 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 2:2.6.8-6
+- backport: statusbar code needed for GTK+ >= 2.19.1 (#559726)
+
 * Fri Feb 26 2010 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 2:2.6.8-5
 - require gtk-doc in devel package