diff --git a/konversation.spec b/konversation.spec
index dea124e..f096662 100644
--- a/konversation.spec
+++ b/konversation.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Name:           konversation
 Version:        1.3.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A user friendly IRC client
 
 Group:          Applications/Internet
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ URL:            http://konversation.kde.org/
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/%{?pre:un}stable/konversation/%{version}%{?pre:-%{pre}}/src/konversation-%{version}%{?pre:-%{pre}}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
+Patch10: konvi-1.3.1_fix-scroll_background.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  kdelibs4-devel
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ to chat windows; configurable background colors and much more
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?pre:-%{pre}}
-
+%patch10 -p1
 
 %build
 mkdir -p %{_target_platform}
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 18 2010 Thomas Janssen <thomasj@fedoraproject.org> 1.3.1-2
+- added patch to fix scrolling background
+
 * Thu Jul 01 2010 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.1-1
 - konversation-1.3.1
 
diff --git a/konvi-1.3.1_fix-scroll_background.patch b/konvi-1.3.1_fix-scroll_background.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a5fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/konvi-1.3.1_fix-scroll_background.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/src/viewer/ircview.cpp b/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
+index 43a4004..5d67a7d 100644
+--- a/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
++++ b/src/viewer/ircview.cpp
+@@ -625,27 +625,27 @@ void IRCView::updateAppearance()
+
+     setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Preferences::self()->showIRCViewScrollBar() ? Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn : Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+
+-    QPalette p;
+-
+-    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, Preferences::self()->color(Preferences::TextViewBackground));
+-
+     if (Preferences::self()->showBackgroundImage())
+     {
+         KUrl url = Preferences::self()->backgroundImage();
+
+-        if (!url.isEmpty())
++        if (url.hasPath())
+         {
+-            QBrush brush;
+-
+-            brush.setTexture(QPixmap(url.path()));
++            viewport()->setStyleSheet("QWidget { background-image: url("+url.path()+"); background-attachment:fixed; }");
+
+-            p.setBrush(QPalette::Base, brush);
++            return;
+         }
+     }
+
++    if (!viewport()->styleSheet().isEmpty())
++        viewport()->setStyleSheet("");
++
++    QPalette p;
++    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, Preferences::self()->color(Preferences::TextViewBackground));
+     setPalette(p);
+ }
+
++
+ // Data insertion
+
+ void IRCView::append(const QString& nick, const QString& message)