diff --git a/Fix_python_embed.patch b/Fix_python_embed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e978a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Fix_python_embed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From a528eb2b1564845c66a2c5b177ab39c8a345d2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
+Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:50:34 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] nemo-python: be compatible with python 3.8
+
+See https://bugs.python.org/issue36721
+
+Fixes #336
+---
+ nemo-python/meson.build | 8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/nemo-python/meson.build b/nemo-python/meson.build
+index 93377d15..3f5a8e98 100644
+--- a/nemo-python/meson.build
++++ b/nemo-python/meson.build
+@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ gnome = import('gnome')
+ 
+ deps = []
+ 
+-python3 = dependency('python3')
++# In python 3.8, applications which embed python (i.e. not importable modules)
++# must use python3-embed, instead of python3. Check that first.
++# https://bugs.python.org/issue36721
++python3 = dependency('python3-embed', required: false)
++if not python3.found()
++    python3 = dependency('python3')
++endif
+ nemo = dependency('libnemo-extension', required: true)
+ 
+ deps += python3
diff --git a/nemo-extensions.spec b/nemo-extensions.spec
index fd83205..6ebddcd 100644
--- a/nemo-extensions.spec
+++ b/nemo-extensions.spec
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 
 Name:           nemo-extensions
 Version:        4.4.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Extensions for Nemo
 
 License:        GPLv2+ and LGPLv2
 URL:            https://github.com/linuxmint/%{name}
 Source0:        %url/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         %url/commit/a528eb2b1564845c66a2c5b177ab39c8a345d2e4.patch#/Fix_python_embed.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gpgme-devel
@@ -314,6 +315,9 @@ desktop-file-install                                    \
 %{_mandir}/man1/nemo-seahorse-tool.1.* 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 21 2019 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 4.4.0-2
+- Fix python embed issue
+
 * Sat Nov 16 2019 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 4.4.0-1
 - Update to 4.4.0 release