diff --git a/ladspa-sink-fix-search-path.patch b/ladspa-sink-fix-search-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbe0739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ladspa-sink-fix-search-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From patchwork Wed Jul  4 11:25:26 2018
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+Subject: ladspa-sink: fix search path
+From: Tanu Kaskinen <tanuk@iki.fi>
+X-Patchwork-Id: 236297
+Message-Id: <20180704112526.31236-1-tanuk@iki.fi>
+To: pulseaudio-discuss@lists.freedesktop.org
+Date: Wed,  4 Jul 2018 14:25:26 +0300
+
+Having a single level macro for stringizing LADSPA_PATH doesn't work,
+because the '#' preprocessor operator doesn't expand any macros in its
+parameter. As a result, we used the string "LADSPA_PATH" as the search
+path, and obviously no plugins were ever found.
+
+This adds a two-level macro in macro.h and uses that to expand and
+stringize LADSPA_PATH.
+
+Bug link: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107078
+---
+ src/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c | 14 ++++++--------
+ src/pulsecore/macro.h            |  6 ++++++
+ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c b/src/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
+index c654530a3..0bde922bf 100644
+--- a/src/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
++++ b/src/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
+@@ -1054,15 +1054,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
+     u->output = NULL;
+     u->ss = ss;
+ 
+-    /* If the LADSPA_PATH environment variable is not set, we use the
+-     * LADSPA_PATH preprocessor macro instead. The macro can contain characters
+-     * that need to be escaped (especially on Windows backslashes are common).
+-     * The "#" preprocessor operator helpfully adds the required escaping while
+-     * turning the LADSPA_PATH macro into a string. */
+-#define QUOTE_MACRO(x) #x
+     if (!(e = getenv("LADSPA_PATH")))
+-        e = QUOTE_MACRO(LADSPA_PATH);
+-#undef QUOTE_MACRO
++        /* The LADSPA_PATH preprocessor macro isn't a string literal (i.e. it
++         * doesn't contain quotes), because otherwise the build system would
++         * have an extra burden of getting the escaping right (Windows paths
++         * are especially tricky). PA_EXPAND_AND_STRINGIZE does the necessary
++         * escaping. */
++        e = PA_EXPAND_AND_STRINGIZE(LADSPA_PATH);
+ 
+     /* FIXME: This is not exactly thread safe */
+     t = pa_xstrdup(lt_dlgetsearchpath());
+diff --git a/src/pulsecore/macro.h b/src/pulsecore/macro.h
+index dbce5cd06..bb15b7f01 100644
+--- a/src/pulsecore/macro.h
++++ b/src/pulsecore/macro.h
+@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ static inline size_t PA_ALIGN(size_t l) {
+              ? (-1 - PA_INT_TYPE_MAX(type))                            \
+              : (type) 0))
+ 
++/* The '#' preprocessor operator doesn't expand any macros that are in the
++ * parameter, which is why we need a separate macro for those cases where the
++ * parameter contains a macro that needs expanding. */
++#define PA_STRINGIZE(x) #x
++#define PA_EXPAND_AND_STRINGIZE(x) PA_STRINGIZE(x)
++
+ /* We include this at the very last place */
+ #include <pulsecore/log.h>
+ 
diff --git a/pulseaudio.spec b/pulseaudio.spec
index f5cac76..884a583 100644
--- a/pulseaudio.spec
+++ b/pulseaudio.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Name:           pulseaudio
 Summary:        Improved Linux Sound Server
 Version:        %{pa_major}%{?pa_minor:.%{pa_minor}}
-Release:        2%{?snap:.%{snap}git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?snap:.%{snap}git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio
 %if 0%{?gitrel}
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Patch8: 0008-set-exit_idle_time-to-0-when-we-detect-a-session.patch
 #https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1594596
 #https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107044
 Patch100: switch-on-port-available-ignore-bluetooth-cards.patch
+# candidate fix for
+#https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1594568
+#https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107078
+Patch101: ladspa-sink-fix-search-path.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  automake libtool
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ This package contains GDM integration hooks for the PulseAudio sound server.
 
 ## upstreamable patches
 %patch100 -p1 -b .switch-on-port-available-ignore-bluetooth-cards
+%patch101 -p1 -b .ladspa-sink-fix-search-path
 
 %patch201 -p1 -b .autostart
 %patch202 -p1 -b .disable_flat_volumes
@@ -675,6 +680,9 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 05 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 12.0-3
+- ladspa-sink-fix-search-path.patch (#1594568, fdo#107078)
+
 * Sun Jul 01 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 12.0-2
 - switch-on-port-available-ignore-bluetooth-cards.patch (#1594596, fdo#107044)
 - use upstreamed exit-idle-time.patch