diff --git a/bacula-5.0.3-maxvalue.patch b/bacula-5.0.3-maxvalue.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f671749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bacula-5.0.3-maxvalue.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+diff -up ./src/cats/make_mysql_tables.in.old ./src/cats/make_mysql_tables.in
+--- ./src/cats/make_mysql_tables.in.old	2011-11-03 12:57:05.237131261 +0100
++++ ./src/cats/make_mysql_tables.in	2011-11-03 12:57:16.639988706 +0100
+@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ CREATE TABLE UnsavedFiles (
+ 
+ CREATE TABLE Counters (
+    Counter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+-   MinValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+-   MaxValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
++   \`MinValue\` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
++   \`MaxValue\` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    CurrentValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    WrapCounter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (Counter(128))
+diff -up ./src/cats/sql_create.c.old ./src/cats/sql_create.c
+--- ./src/cats/sql_create.c.old	2011-11-03 12:57:05.238131249 +0100
++++ ./src/cats/sql_create.c	2011-11-03 12:57:16.641988682 +0100
+@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ int db_create_counter_record(JCR *jcr, B
+    }
+ 
+    /* Must create it */
+-   Mmsg(mdb->cmd, "INSERT INTO Counters (Counter,MinValue,MaxValue,CurrentValue,"
++   Mmsg(mdb->cmd, "INSERT INTO Counters (Counter,\"MinValue\",\"MaxValue\",CurrentValue,"
+       "WrapCounter) VALUES ('%s','%d','%d','%d','%s')",
+       cr->Counter, cr->MinValue, cr->MaxValue, cr->CurrentValue,
+       cr->WrapCounter);
+diff -up ./src/cats/sql_get.c.old ./src/cats/sql_get.c
+--- ./src/cats/sql_get.c.old	2011-11-03 12:57:05.239131237 +0100
++++ ./src/cats/sql_get.c	2011-11-03 12:57:16.645988630 +0100
+@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ int db_get_counter_record(JCR *jcr, B_DB
+    SQL_ROW row;
+ 
+    db_lock(mdb);
+-   Mmsg(mdb->cmd, "SELECT MinValue,MaxValue,CurrentValue,WrapCounter "
++   Mmsg(mdb->cmd, "SELECT \"MinValue\",\"MaxValue\",CurrentValue,WrapCounter "
+       "FROM Counters WHERE Counter='%s'", cr->Counter);
+ 
+    if (QUERY_DB(jcr, mdb, mdb->cmd)) {
+diff -up ./src/cats/sql_update.c.old ./src/cats/sql_update.c
+--- ./src/cats/sql_update.c.old	2011-11-03 12:57:05.240131225 +0100
++++ ./src/cats/sql_update.c	2011-11-03 12:57:16.646988618 +0100
+@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int db_update_counter_record(JCR *jcr, B
+    db_lock(mdb);
+ 
+    Mmsg(mdb->cmd,
+-"UPDATE Counters SET MinValue=%d,MaxValue=%d,CurrentValue=%d,"
++"UPDATE Counters SET \"MinValue\"=%d,\"MaxValue\"=%d,CurrentValue=%d,"
+ "WrapCounter='%s' WHERE Counter='%s'",
+       cr->MinValue, cr->MaxValue, cr->CurrentValue,
+       cr->WrapCounter, cr->Counter);
+diff -up ./src/win32/cats/make_mysql_tables.sql.old ./src/win32/cats/make_mysql_tables.sql
+--- ./src/win32/cats/make_mysql_tables.sql.old	2011-11-03 13:09:26.311866553 +0100
++++ ./src/win32/cats/make_mysql_tables.sql	2011-11-03 13:11:13.281529248 +0100
+@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ CREATE TABLE UnsavedFiles (
+ 
+ CREATE TABLE Counters (
+    Counter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+-   MinValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+-   MaxValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
++   `MinValue` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
++   `MaxValue` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    CurrentValue INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    WrapCounter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (Counter(128))
+diff -up ./updatedb/update_mysql_tables_5_to_6.old ./updatedb/update_mysql_tables_5_to_6
+--- ./updatedb/update_mysql_tables_5_to_6.old	2011-11-03 13:09:37.497726710 +0100
++++ ./updatedb/update_mysql_tables_5_to_6	2011-11-03 13:11:13.282529236 +0100
+@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ DROP TABLE Counters;
+ 
+ CREATE TABLE Counters (
+    Counter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+-   MinValue INTEGER,
+-   MaxValue INTEGER,
++   \`MinValue\` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
++   \`MaxValue\` INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    CurrentValue INTEGER,
+    WrapCounter TINYBLOB NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (Counter(128))
diff --git a/bacula.spec b/bacula.spec
index c13fe97..a7aadaf 100644
--- a/bacula.spec
+++ b/bacula.spec
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Patch19: bacula-5.0.3-log-path.patch
 Patch20: bacula-5.0.3-sqlite-priv.patch
 Patch21: bacula-5.0.3-tray-dir.patch
 Patch22: bacula-5.0.3-mysql55.patch
+Patch23: bacula-5.0.3-maxvalue.patch
 
 URL: http://www.bacula.org
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -380,6 +381,10 @@ pushd bacula-%{version}
 %patch20 -p0 -b .priv
 %patch21 -p2 -b .tray-dir
 %patch22 -p0 -b .mysql55
+#quoting MaxValue in sql scripts
+%patch23 -p1 -b .maxvalue
+
+
 
 # Remove execution permissions from files we're packaging as docs later on
 find examples -type f | xargs chmod -x
@@ -1071,6 +1076,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Fri Oct  9 2011 Lukáš Nykrýn <lnykryn@redhat.com> - 5.0.3-12
 - fixed restart option in service files (#745529)
+- fixed creating of bacula MySQL tables (#724894)
 
 * Fri Sep  9 2011 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 5.0.3-11
 - add missing scriptlets