diff --git a/cura-dead-object.patch b/cura-dead-object.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a0a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cura-dead-object.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From 6a6d7d86266c832e3c7df43976218ca2e220f501 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Miro=20Hron=C4=8Dok?= <miro@hroncok.cz>
+Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 13:53:05 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Prevent PyDeadObjectError
+
+On wxPython 3, PyDeadObjectError exception was risen
+when Cura was started for the first time.
+
+This ensures it won't happen.
+
+Related bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230281
+---
+ Cura/gui/app.py          | 3 +++
+ Cura/gui/splashScreen.py | 3 ++-
+ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Cura/gui/app.py b/Cura/gui/app.py
+index 38c79fe..ebbb1e5 100644
+--- a/Cura/gui/app.py
++++ b/Cura/gui/app.py
+@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def afterSplashCallback(self):
+ 			self.loadFiles = [exampleFile]
+ 			if self.splash is not None:
+ 				self.splash.Show(False)
++				self.splash = None
+ 			configWizard.ConfigWizard()
+ 
+ 		if profile.getPreference('check_for_updates') == 'True':
+@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ def afterSplashCallback(self):
+ 			if newVersion is not None:
+ 				if self.splash is not None:
+ 					self.splash.Show(False)
++					self.splash = None
+ 				if wx.MessageBox(_("A new version of Cura is available, would you like to download?"), _("New version available"), wx.YES_NO | wx.ICON_INFORMATION) == wx.YES:
+ 					webbrowser.open(newVersion)
+ 					return
+@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ def afterSplashCallback(self):
+ 		self.mainWindow = mainWindow.mainWindow()
+ 		if self.splash is not None:
+ 			self.splash.Show(False)
++			self.splash = None
+ 		self.SetTopWindow(self.mainWindow)
+ 		self.mainWindow.Show()
+ 		self.mainWindow.OnDropFiles(self.loadFiles)
+diff --git a/Cura/gui/splashScreen.py b/Cura/gui/splashScreen.py
+index e2a2613..06e2bd7 100644
+--- a/Cura/gui/splashScreen.py
++++ b/Cura/gui/splashScreen.py
+@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ def __init__(self, callback):
+ 
+ 	def DoCallback(self):
+ 		self.callback()
+-		self.Destroy()
++		if self:
++			self.Destroy()
diff --git a/cura.spec b/cura.spec
index a97e847..1a308f3 100644
--- a/cura.spec
+++ b/cura.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           cura
 Version:        15.02.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        3D printer control software
 
 # Code is AGPLv3
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Patch3:         %{name}-no-firmware.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217961
 Patch4:         %{name}-xdg-open.patch
 
+# https://github.com/daid/Cura/pull/1305
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230281
+Patch5:         %{name}-dead-object.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  dos2unix
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ settings and send this G-Code to the 3D printer for printing.
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 # invalid locale not able to compile
 rm resources/locale/zh -rf
@@ -115,6 +120,9 @@ desktop-file-install --dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications %{SOURCE2}
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 06 2015 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 15.02.1-3
+- Patch for #1230281
+
 * Mon Jul 06 2015 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 15.02.1-2
 - Require latest CuraEngine