diff --git a/cups-str2988.patch b/cups-str2988.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16123dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cups-str2988.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff -up cups-1.3.9/scheduler/client.c.str2988 cups-1.3.9/scheduler/client.c
+--- cups-1.3.9/scheduler/client.c.str2988	2008-09-17 01:42:56.000000000 +0100
++++ cups-1.3.9/scheduler/client.c	2008-11-13 10:09:05.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1011,6 +1011,15 @@ cupsdReadClient(cupsd_client_t *con)	/* 
+ 	break;
+ 
+     default :
++        if (!data_ready(con) && recv(con->http.fd, buf, 1, MSG_PEEK) < 1)
++	{
++	 /*
++	  * Connection closed...
++	  */
++
++          cupsdCloseClient(con);
++	  return;
++	}
+         break; /* Anti-compiler-warning-code */
+   }
+ 
diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index 7669e4c..afdc417 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Patch20: cups-logrotate.patch
 Patch21: cups-usb-paperout.patch
 Patch22: cups-getnameddest.patch
 Patch23: cups-str2536.patch
+Patch24: cups-str2988.patch
 Patch100: cups-lspp.patch
 Epoch: 1
 Url: http://www.cups.org/
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ lpd emulation.
 %patch21 -p1 -b .usb-paperout
 %patch22 -p1 -b .getnameddest
 %patch23 -p1 -b .str2536
+%patch24 -p1 -b .str2988
 
 %if %lspp
 %patch100 -p1 -b .lspp
@@ -451,6 +453,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{cups_serverbin}/daemon/cups-lpd
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 13 2008 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
+- Added patch to avoid polling busy loop (STR #2988).
+
 * Tue Oct 21 2008 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
 - Fixed textonly filter to send FF correctly.