diff --git a/mod_wsgi-3.4-coredump.patch b/mod_wsgi-3.4-coredump.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58b67e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod_wsgi-3.4-coredump.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- mod_wsgi-3.4/configure.ac.dumpcore
++++ mod_wsgi-3.4/configure.ac
+@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ fi
+ 
+ AC_SUBST(APXS)
+ 
++AC_CHECK_FUNCS(prctl)
++
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(Apache version)
+ HTTPD="`${APXS} -q SBINDIR`/`${APXS} -q TARGET`"
+ HTTPD_INCLUDEDIR="`${APXS} -q INCLUDEDIR`"
+--- mod_wsgi-3.4/mod_wsgi.c.coredump
++++ mod_wsgi-3.4/mod_wsgi.c
+@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ typedef regmatch_t ap_regmatch_t;
+ #include <pwd.h>
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
++#include <sys/prctl.h>
++#endif
++
+ #include "Python.h"
+ 
+ #if !defined(PY_VERSION_HEX)
+@@ -10485,6 +10489,17 @@ static void wsgi_setup_access(WSGIDaemon
+                      "mod_wsgi (pid=%d): Unable to change to uid=%ld.",
+                      getpid(), (long)daemon->group->uid);
+     }
++
++#if defined(HAVE_PRCTL) && defined(PR_SET_DUMPABLE)
++    /* this applies to Linux 2.4+ */
++    if (ap_coredumpdir_configured) {
++        if (prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 1)) {
++            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, WSGI_LOG_ALERT(errno), wsgi_server,
++                         "mod_wsgi (pid=%d): set dumpable failed - this child will not coredump"
++                         " after software errors", getpid());
++        }
++    }
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ static int wsgi_setup_socket(WSGIProcessGroup *process)
diff --git a/mod_wsgi-3.4-procexit.patch b/mod_wsgi-3.4-procexit.patch
index 6737f2c..fc23c96 100644
--- a/mod_wsgi-3.4-procexit.patch
+++ b/mod_wsgi-3.4-procexit.patch
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
                               "Process '%s' has died, restarting.",
                               daemon->process.pid, daemon->group->name);
 +                if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
-+                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, WSGI_LOG_DEBUG(0),
++                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, WSGI_LOG_INFO(0),
 +                                 wsgi_server, "mod_wsgi (pid=%d): "
 +                                 "Process '%s' terminated normally, exit code %d", 
 +                                 daemon->process.pid, daemon->group->name,
 +                                 WEXITSTATUS(status));
 +                }
 +                else if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
-+                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, WSGI_LOG_DEBUG(0),
++                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, WSGI_LOG_INFO(0),
 +                                 wsgi_server, "mod_wsgi (pid=%d): "
 +                                 "Process '%s' terminated by signal %d", 
 +                                 daemon->process.pid, daemon->group->name,
diff --git a/mod_wsgi.spec b/mod_wsgi.spec
index e58c345..683b0c5 100644
--- a/mod_wsgi.spec
+++ b/mod_wsgi.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           mod_wsgi
 Version:        3.4
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        A WSGI interface for Python web applications in Apache
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Source0:        http://modwsgi.googlecode.com/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        wsgi.conf
 Patch0:         mod_wsgi-3.4-connsbh.patch
 Patch1:         mod_wsgi-3.4-procexit.patch
+Patch2:         mod_wsgi-3.4-coredump.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-BuildRequires:  httpd-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  httpd-devel, python-devel, autoconf
 Requires: httpd-mmn = %{_httpd_mmn}
 
 %description
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ existing WSGI adapters for mod_python or CGI.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .connsbh
 %patch1 -p1 -b .procexit
+%patch2 -p1 -b .coredump
 
 %build
+autoconf
 export LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS -L%{_libdir}"
 %configure --enable-shared --with-apxs=%{_httpd_apxs}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 17 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 3.4-4
+- enable PR_SET_DUMPABLE in daemon process to enable core dumps
+
 * Wed Oct 17 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 3.4-3
 - use a NULL c->sbh pointer with httpd 2.4 (possible fix for #867276)
 - add logging for unexpected daemon process loss