diff --git a/0001-pyhook-add-timetout-to-sockets-rhbz-808562.patch b/0001-pyhook-add-timetout-to-sockets-rhbz-808562.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35184ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-pyhook-add-timetout-to-sockets-rhbz-808562.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+From f7d7f594dcd5439bc05187361d55be720f07959e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+Message-Id: <f7d7f594dcd5439bc05187361d55be720f07959e.1334151133.git.jmoskovc@redhat.com>
+From: Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:31:34 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] pyhook: add timetout to sockets rhbz#808562
+
+---
+ src/hooks/abrt_exception_handler.py.in |   46 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
+ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/hooks/abrt_exception_handler.py.in b/src/hooks/abrt_exception_handler.py.in
+index 9522a0f..cc00fc7 100644
+--- a/src/hooks/abrt_exception_handler.py.in
++++ b/src/hooks/abrt_exception_handler.py.in
+@@ -37,26 +37,32 @@ def write_dump(tb):
+     try:
+         import socket
+         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+-        s.connect(@VAR_RUN@ + "/abrt/abrt.socket")
+-        s.sendall("PUT / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")
+-        s.sendall("PID=%s\0" % os.getpid())
+-        s.sendall("EXECUTABLE=%s\0" % executable)
+-        s.sendall("ANALYZER=Python\0")
+-        s.sendall("BASENAME=pyhook\0")
+-        # This handler puts a short(er) crash descr in 1st line of the backtrace.
+-        # Example:
+-        # CCMainWindow.py:1:<module>:ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
+-        s.sendall("REASON=%s\0" % tb.splitlines()[0])
+-        s.sendall("BACKTRACE=%s\0" % tb)
+-        s.shutdown(socket.SHUT_WR)
+-
+-        # Read the response and log if there's anything wrong
+-        response = ""
+-        while True:
+-            buf = s.recv(256)
+-            if not buf:
+-                break;
+-            response += buf
++        s.settimeout(5)
++        try:
++            s.connect(@VAR_RUN@ + "/abrt/abrt.socket")
++            s.sendall("PUT / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")
++            s.sendall("PID=%s\0" % os.getpid())
++            s.sendall("EXECUTABLE=%s\0" % executable)
++            s.sendall("ANALYZER=Python\0")
++            s.sendall("BASENAME=pyhook\0")
++            # This handler puts a short(er) crash descr in 1st line of the backtrace.
++            # Example:
++            # CCMainWindow.py:1:<module>:ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
++            s.sendall("REASON=%s\0" % tb.splitlines()[0])
++            s.sendall("BACKTRACE=%s\0" % tb)
++            s.shutdown(socket.SHUT_WR)
++
++
++            # Read the response and log if there's anything wrong
++            response = ""
++            while True:
++                buf = s.recv(256)
++                if not buf:
++                    break
++                response += buf
++        except socket.timeout, ex:
++            import syslog
++            syslog.syslog("communication with ABRT daemon failed: %s" % str(ex))
+ 
+         s.close()
+         parts = response.split()
+-- 
+1.7.10
+
diff --git a/abrt.spec b/abrt.spec
index 26ecac9..0d39398 100644
--- a/abrt.spec
+++ b/abrt.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Summary: Automatic bug detection and reporting tool
 Name: abrt
 Version: 2.0.7
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Applications/System
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/abrt/
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Patch5: 0005-more-glib2.31-fixes.patch
 Patch6: 0006-missed-one-more-deprecated-g_io_channel_read.patch
 Patch7: 0007-abrt-action-install-debuginfo-do-not-use-scientific-.patch
 Patch8: 0008-abrt-cli-add-man-page.-Closes-rhbz-747624.patch
+Patch9: 0001-pyhook-add-timetout-to-sockets-rhbz-808562.patch
 
 BuildRequires: dbus-devel
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ Virtual package to make easy default installation on desktop environments.
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
+%patch9 -p1
 
 %build
 autoconf
@@ -529,6 +531,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 18 2012 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc@redhat.com> 2.0.7-3
+- fixed freeze in crashing python apps rhbz#808562
+
 * Thu Dec 08 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc@redhat.com> 2.0.7-2
 - added man page
 - fixed weird number formatting