diff --git a/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-blank-by-default.patch b/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-blank-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..618e693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-blank-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gnome-screensaver-2.20.0/data/gnome-screensaver.schemas.in.orig	2007-10-29 15:02:52.000000000 -0400
++++ gnome-screensaver-2.20.0/data/gnome-screensaver.schemas.in	2007-10-29 15:05:29.000000000 -0400
+@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
+       <owner>gnome-screensaver</owner>
+       <type>list</type>
+       <list_type>string</list_type>
+-      <default>[screensavers-system]</default>
++      <default>[blank-only]</default>
+       <locale name="C">
+         <short>Screensaver themes</short>
+         <long>
diff --git a/gnome-screensaver.spec b/gnome-screensaver.spec
index d5de0b7..152173e 100644
--- a/gnome-screensaver.spec
+++ b/gnome-screensaver.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary: GNOME Screensaver
 Name: gnome-screensaver
 Version: 2.20.0
-Release: 9%{?dist} 
+Release: 9%{?dist}.1 
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Amusements/Graphics
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.20/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Patch2: gnome-screensaver-2.18.0-securitytoken.patch
 Patch4: gnome-keyring.patch
 Patch5: stupid-bullets.patch
 Patch6: gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-restore-gamma.patch
+Patch7: gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-blank-by-default.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n) 
 URL: http://www.gnome.org
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ simple, sane, secure defaults and be well integrated with the desktop.
 %patch4 -p1 -b .gnome-keyring
 %patch5 -p1 -b .stupid-bullets
 %patch6 -p1 -b .restore-gamma
+%patch7 -p1 -b .blank-by-default
 
 %build
 # grr, autoreconf seems to break with intltool 0.36.0, unless
@@ -144,8 +146,8 @@ fi
 %{_sysconfdir}/pam.d/*
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Oct 22 2007 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.20.0-9
- - Rebuild against new dbus-glib
+* Wed Oct 29 2007 Warren Togami <wtogami@redhat.com> - 2.20.0-9
+- Blank screen by default in order to save power
 
 * Wed Oct 10 2007 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 2.20.0-8
 - Require the appropriate artwork (bug 327161)