diff --git a/0001-Cannot-create-appointments-regression-from-bug-70292.patch b/0001-Cannot-create-appointments-regression-from-bug-70292.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b21f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Cannot-create-appointments-regression-from-bug-70292.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From e31cb5c9e9392db00c48aa883c2f54a3b48eaea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:41:26 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Cannot create appointments (regression from bug #702922)
+
+(cherry picked from commit 286ab97d76d02a6c6a77ad919dc9d87703536d4b)
+---
+ src/calendar/e-cal-backend-ews-utils.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/calendar/e-cal-backend-ews-utils.c b/src/calendar/e-cal-backend-ews-utils.c
+index a326391..36116cc 100644
+--- a/src/calendar/e-cal-backend-ews-utils.c
++++ b/src/calendar/e-cal-backend-ews-utils.c
+@@ -65,8 +65,16 @@ e_ews_collect_attendees (icalcomponent *comp,
+ 		prop = icalcomponent_get_next_property (comp, ICAL_ATTENDEE_PROPERTY)) {
+ 
+ 		str = icalproperty_get_attendee (prop);
++
++		if (!str || !*str)
++			continue;
++
+ 		/* figure the email address of the attendee, discard "mailto:" if it's there */
+-		if (!g_ascii_strncasecmp (str, "mailto:", 7)) str = (str) + 7;
++		if (!g_ascii_strncasecmp (str, "mailto:", 7))
++			str = (str) + 7;
++
++		if (!*str)
++			continue;
+ 
+ 		/* if this attenddee is the orgenizer - dont add him/her
+ 		 in some cases there is no maito for email if meeting orginazer */
+@@ -756,6 +764,9 @@ e_ews_collect_organizer (icalcomponent *comp)
+ 	else
+ 		org_email_address = org;
+ 
++	if (org_email_address && !*org_email_address)
++		org_email_address = NULL;
++
+ 	return org_email_address;
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/evolution-ews.spec b/evolution-ews.spec
index 7558507..2d202e7 100644
--- a/evolution-ews.spec
+++ b/evolution-ews.spec
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 Name: evolution-ews
 Version: 3.8.5
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Group: Applications/Productivity
 Summary: Evolution extension for Exchange Web Services
 License: LGPLv2
 URL: http://projects.gnome.org/evolution
 Source: http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/3.8/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-#Patch01: evolution-ews-3.5.90-xmlbuffer.patch
+Patch01: 0001-Cannot-create-appointments-regression-from-bug-70292.patch
 
 Requires: evolution >= %{version}
 Requires: evolution-data-server >= %{version}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ versions 2007 and later, through its Exchange Web Services (EWS) interface.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-#%patch01 -p1 -b .xmlbuffer
+%patch01 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %{_datadir}/evolution/%{evo_base_version}/errors/module-ews-configuration.error
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 16 2013 David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> - 3.8.5-2
+- Merge regression fix for BGO #702922
+
 * Sun Aug 11 2013 Matthew Barnes <mbarnes@redhat.com> - 3.8.5-1
 - Update to 3.8.5