diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index ae067e9..b35e25d 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Summary:        Small applications for the GNOME panel.
 Name:     	gnome-applets
 Version: 	2.8.0
-Release: 	1
+Release: 	2
 Epoch:          1
 License:	GPL
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ Requires:	gnome-panel >= %{gnome_panel_version}
 Requires:	libxklavier >= %{libxklavier_version}
 Requires:	gstreamer-plugins >= %{gstreamer_plugins_version}
 
+# For wireless-applet backwards compat
+Requires:       gnome-netstatus >= 2.8.0-2
+
 Obsoletes:      battstat_applet
 
 Source2: omf.make
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ Patch1: gnome-applets-2.3.6-ppp-command.patch
 Patch2: gnome-applets-2.3.6-uniquecd.patch
 # Shrink volume applet for msw
 Patch4: gnome-applets-2.7.2-smallvolume.patch
+# Activate netstatus for wireless-applet backwards compat (#131652)
+Patch5: gnome-applets-2.8.0-use-netstatus-for-wireless.patch
 
 
 %description
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE2} .
 %patch1 -p1 -b .ppp-command
 %patch2 -p1 -b .uniquecd
 %patch4 -p1 -b .smallvolume
+%patch5 -p1 -b .use-netstatus-for-wireless
 
 %build
 
@@ -108,6 +114,14 @@ unset GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL
 # Clean up unpackaged files
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/scrollkeeper
 
+# Remove the wireless applet
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libexecdir}/wireless-applet
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_WirelessApplet.xml
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/gnome/help/wireless
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/omf/gnome-applets/wireless*.omf
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/pixmaps/wireless-applet
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/wireless-applet
+
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
@@ -144,7 +158,6 @@ done
 %endif
 %{_datadir}/gswitchit
 %{_datadir}/omf
-%{_datadir}/wireless-applet
 %{_datadir}/gen_util
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_libdir}/bonobo
@@ -160,6 +173,10 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 21 2004 Mark McLoughlin <markmc@redhat.com> 2.8.0-2
+- Remove the wireless applet and add patch to use the netstatus
+  applet for backwards compat. bug #131652.
+
 * Tue Sep 21 2004 Mark McLoughlin <markmc@redhat.com> 2.8.0-1
 - Update to 2.8.0