diff --git a/konqueror-18.12.2-preloaded.patch b/konqueror-18.12.2-preloaded.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3dbdf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/konqueror-18.12.2-preloaded.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up konqueror-18.12.2/src/konqueror.kcfg.preloaded konqueror-18.12.2/src/konqueror.kcfg
+--- konqueror-18.12.2/src/konqueror.kcfg.preloaded	2019-01-28 01:30:22.000000000 -0600
++++ konqueror-18.12.2/src/konqueror.kcfg	2019-02-21 16:49:29.489860255 -0600
+@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ PATH_JAVA
+ 
+   <group name="Reusing" >
+     <entry key="AlwaysHavePreloaded" type="Bool">
+-      <default>true</default>
++      <default>false</default>
+       <label></label>
+       <whatsthis></whatsthis>
+     </entry>
diff --git a/konqueror.spec b/konqueror.spec
index 014f0be..77da363 100644
--- a/konqueror.spec
+++ b/konqueror.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:    konqueror
 Version: 18.12.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: KDE File Manager and Browser
 
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and GFDL
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Source0: http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/applications/%{version}/src/%{name}-%
 
 ## upstreamable patches
 Patch100: konqueror-18.12.2-webengine_optional.patch
+# toggle 'Always try to have one preloaded instance' to default off
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1523082
+# https://bugs.kde.org/398996
+Patch101: konqueror-18.12.2-preloaded.patch
 
 ## Fedora specific patches
 # lower kwebenginepart to be lower than kwebkitpart (10<11)
@@ -226,6 +230,9 @@ make test -C %{_target_platform} ARGS="--output-on-failure --timeout 300" ||:
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 21 2019 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 18.12.2-2
+- AlwaysHavePreloaded => false default (#1523082, kde#398996)
+
 * Wed Feb 20 2019 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 18.12.2-1
 - 18.12.2
 - optional ninja/tests support (not enabled by default)