diff --git a/gnome-applets-2.16.0.1-delay-gstreamer-initialization.patch b/gnome-applets-2.16.0.1-delay-gstreamer-initialization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6704320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-applets-2.16.0.1-delay-gstreamer-initialization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+--- gnome-applets-2.16.0.1/mixer/load.c.delay-gstreamer-initialization	2006-12-12 15:20:06.000000000 -0500
++++ gnome-applets-2.16.0.1/mixer/load.c	2006-12-12 15:29:08.000000000 -0500
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <string.h>
+ 
+-#include <glib/glist.h>
++#include <glib.h>
+ #ifdef HAVE_GST10
+ #include <gst/audio/mixerutils.h>
+ #else
+@@ -293,21 +293,41 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ static gboolean
+-gnome_volume_applet_factory (PanelApplet *applet,
+-			     const gchar *iid,
+-			     gpointer     data)
++gnome_volume_applet_toplevel_configure_handler (GtkWidget *widget,
++						GdkEventConfigure *event,
++						gpointer data)
+ {
+   GList *elements;
+   static gboolean init = FALSE;
+ 
++  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (widget,
++				        gnome_volume_applet_toplevel_configure_handler,
++				        data);
++
+   if (!init) {
+     gst_init (NULL, NULL);
+     init = TRUE;
+   }
+ 
+   elements = create_mixer_collection ();
+-  gnome_volume_applet_setup (GNOME_VOLUME_APPLET (applet), elements);
++  gnome_volume_applet_setup (GNOME_VOLUME_APPLET (data), elements);
++
++  return FALSE;
++}
+ 
++static gboolean
++gnome_volume_applet_factory (PanelApplet *applet,
++			     const gchar *iid,
++			     gpointer     data)
++{
++  /* we delay applet specific initialization until the applet 
++   * is fully registered with the panel since gst_init() can block
++   * for longer than the service activation timeouts
++   */
++  g_signal_connect (gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (applet)),
++		    "configure-event",
++		    G_CALLBACK (gnome_volume_applet_toplevel_configure_handler),
++		    applet);
+   return TRUE;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index f0dfcb4..3e97e1f 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 Summary:        Small applications for the GNOME panel
 Name:		gnome-applets
 Version:	2.16.2
-Release: 	4%{?dist}
+Release: 	5%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 License:	GPL
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Patch27: gnome-applets-2.16.1-desktop-files.patch
 # http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382774 
 Patch28: gnome-applets-2.16.2-trash-screen.patch
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=217919
+Patch29: gnome-applets-2.16.0.1-delay-gstreamer-initialization.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel >= %{gtk2_version}
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ small utilities for the GNOME panel.
 %patch27 -p1 -b .desktop-files
 
 %patch28 -p1 -b .trash-screen
+%patch29 -p1 -b .delay-gstreamer-initialization
 
 cp gswitchit/gswitchit-applet.png  gswitchit/gswitchit-properties-capplet.png
 
@@ -344,6 +347,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gweather.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 12 2006 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.16.2-5
+- fix mixer applet error on login for new users (bug 217919)
+
 * Sat Dec  9 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 1:2.16.2-4
 - Small spec file cleanups