diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-filtering-macros.patch b/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-filtering-macros.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8102db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-filtering-macros.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3/macros.orig	2009-08-07 08:48:50.925412526 -0700
++++ redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3/macros	2009-08-07 08:55:16.374536719 -0700
+@@ -224,3 +224,37 @@
+ 	fi \
+ 	kmp_override_filelist="$filelist" kmp_override_preamble="$preamble" kmp_nobuildreqs="$buildreqs" %{kmodtool} rpmtemplate_kmp %{-n*}%{!-n:%name} %{kverrel} $flavors_to_build 2>/dev/null \
+ )}
++
++#==============================================================================
++# ---- Generic auto req/prov filtering macros 
++#
++# http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/AutoProvidesAndRequiresFiltering
++
++# prevent anything matching from being scanned for provides
++%filter_provides_in(P) %{expand: \
++%global __filter_prov_cmd %{?__filter_prov_cmd} %{__grep} -v %{-P} '%*' | \
++}
++
++# prevent anything matching from being scanned for requires
++%filter_requires_in(P) %{expand: \
++%global __filter_req_cmd %{?__filter_req_cmd} %{__grep} -v %{-P} '%*' | \
++}
++
++# filter anything matching out of the provides stream
++%filter_from_provides() %{expand: \
++%global __filter_from_prov %{?__filter_from_prov} | %{__sed} -e '%*' \
++}
++
++# filter anything matching out of the requires stream
++%filter_from_requires() %{expand: \
++%global __filter_from_req %{?__filter_from_req} | %{__sed} -e '%*' \
++}
++
++# actually set up the filtering bits 
++%filter_setup %{expand: \
++%global _use_internal_dependency_generator 0 \
++%global __deploop() while read FILE; do /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdeps -%{1} ${FILE}; done | /bin/sort -u \
++%global __find_provides /bin/sh -c "%{?__filter_prov_cmd} %{__deploop P} %{?__filter_from_prov}" \
++%global __find_requires /bin/sh -c "%{?__filter_req_cmd}  %{__deploop R} %{?__filter_from_req}" \
++}
++
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index 887c0cf..b2485e4 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files.
 Name: redhat-rpm-config
 Version: 9.0.3
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 # No version specified.
 License: GPL+
 Group: Development/System
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch5: redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-always_delete_buildroot_at_install.patch
 Patch6:	redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-xz-payload.patch
 Patch7: redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-jars-with-spaces.patch
 Patch8: redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-brpssa-speedup.patch
+Patch9: redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-filtering-macros.patch 
 BuildArch: noarch
 Requires: mktemp
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ Red Hat specific rpm configuration files.
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p5
 %patch8 -p1
+%patch9 -p1
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} install
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/redhat
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 18 2009 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 9.0.3-16
+- add the filtering framework approved by the FPC/FESCo. (#516240)
+
 * Thu Aug 13 2009 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 9.0.3-15
 - redhat-rpm-config-9.0.4-brpssa-speedup.patch: When looking for static
   archives, only run file(1) on files named *.a. (#517101)