diff --git a/geeqie-1.0alpha2-float-layout.patch b/geeqie-1.0alpha2-float-layout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e70137e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geeqie-1.0alpha2-float-layout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -Nur geeqie-1.0alpha2-orig/src/filedata.c geeqie-1.0alpha2/src/filedata.c
+--- geeqie-1.0alpha2-orig/src/filedata.c	2008-07-30 22:01:32.000000000 +0200
++++ geeqie-1.0alpha2/src/filedata.c	2008-08-12 10:45:35.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2083,7 +2083,9 @@
+ {
+ 	gint count;
+ 
+-	g_assert(file_data_monitor_pool);
++	if (!file_data_monitor_pool) {
++        return FALSE;
++    }
+ 	
+ 	count = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_hash_table_lookup(file_data_monitor_pool, fd));
+ 	
diff --git a/geeqie.spec b/geeqie.spec
index ac829e3..5cca53f 100644
--- a/geeqie.spec
+++ b/geeqie.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: Image browser and viewer
 Name: geeqie
 Version: 1.0
-Release: 0.7.alpha2%{?dist}
+Release: 0.8.alpha2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3
 Group: User Interface/X
 Source: http://dl.sf.net/sourceforge/geeqie/%{name}-%{upstreamversion}.tar.gz
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch2: geeqie-1.0alpha2-editors.patch
 Patch3: geeqie-1.0alpha1-print-pagesize.patch
 Patch4: geeqie-1.0alpha2-gcc-warn.patch
 Patch5: geeqie-1.0alpha2-remote-blank.patch
+Patch6: geeqie-1.0alpha2-float-layout.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 URL: http://geeqie.sourceforge.net/
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel >= 2.4.0
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ and zoom.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .print-pagesize
 %patch4 -p1 -b .gcc-warn
 %patch5 -p1 -b .remote-blank
+%patch6 -p1 -b .float-layout
 
 
 %build
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 12 2008 Michael Schwendt <mschwendt@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0-0.8.alpha2
+- fix float layout for --blank mode
+
 * Mon Aug 11 2008 Michael Schwendt <mschwendt@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0-0.7.alpha2
 - fix options --blank and -r file: