diff --git a/drop-text-mode.patch b/drop-text-mode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce71b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drop-text-mode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+commit 48a6bfa3bbed72d052324daa44e50bfb41b68efb
+Author: Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 16 16:37:23 2008 -0400
+
+    Factor out background drawing code in throbber helper.
+
+diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-throbber.c b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-throbber.c
+index 2349864..0dd6dc5 100644
+--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-throbber.c
++++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-throbber.c
+@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ ply_throbber_free (ply_throbber_t *throbber)
+ }
+ 
+ static void
++draw_background (ply_throbber_t *throbber)
++{
++  ply_frame_buffer_fill_with_gradient (throbber->frame_buffer, &throbber->frame_area,
++                                       PLYMOUTH_BACKGROUND_START_COLOR,
++                                       PLYMOUTH_BACKGROUND_END_COLOR);
++}
++
++static void
+ animate_at_time (ply_throbber_t *throbber,
+                  double      time)
+ {
+@@ -141,9 +149,7 @@ animate_at_time (ply_throbber_t *throbber,
+ 
+   ply_frame_buffer_pause_updates (throbber->frame_buffer);
+   if (throbber->frame_area.width > 0)
+-    ply_frame_buffer_fill_with_gradient (throbber->frame_buffer, &throbber->frame_area,
+-                                         PLYMOUTH_BACKGROUND_START_COLOR,
+-                                         PLYMOUTH_BACKGROUND_END_COLOR);
++    draw_background (throbber);
+ 
+   frames = (ply_image_t * const *) ply_array_get_elements (throbber->frames);
+ 
+@@ -305,8 +311,8 @@ void
+ ply_throbber_stop (ply_throbber_t *throbber)
+ {
+   if (throbber->frame_area.width > 0)
+-    ply_frame_buffer_fill_with_hex_color (throbber->frame_buffer, &throbber->frame_area,
+-                                          PLYMOUTH_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
++    draw_background (throbber);
++
+   throbber->frame_buffer = NULL;
+   throbber->window = NULL;
+ 
+
+commit 34862aa8d3711c207f62b125fd37ceb5597451d9
+Author: Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 16 17:14:58 2008 -0400
+
+    Don't go to text mode on exit.
+
+diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
+index e0d90c0..62dd73c 100644
+--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
++++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
+@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ ply_window_open (ply_window_t *window)
+ void
+ ply_window_close (ply_window_t *window)
+ {
+-  ply_window_set_mode (window, PLY_WINDOW_MODE_TEXT);
+-
+   if (ply_frame_buffer_device_is_open (window->frame_buffer))
+     ply_frame_buffer_close (window->frame_buffer);
+ 
+@@ -408,7 +406,6 @@ ply_window_free (ply_window_t *window)
+                                            ply_window_detach_from_event_loop,
+                                            window);
+ 
+-  ply_window_set_mode (window, PLY_WINDOW_MODE_TEXT);
+   ply_window_close (window);
+ 
+   ply_buffer_free (window->keyboard_input_buffer);
+diff --git a/src/splash-plugins/spinfinity/plugin.c b/src/splash-plugins/spinfinity/plugin.c
+index fe8f644..454071b 100644
+--- a/src/splash-plugins/spinfinity/plugin.c
++++ b/src/splash-plugins/spinfinity/plugin.c
+@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ static void
+ detach_from_event_loop (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin)
+ {
+   plugin->loop = NULL;
+-
+-  ply_window_set_mode (plugin->window, PLY_WINDOW_MODE_TEXT);
+ }
+ 
+ void
+@@ -384,9 +382,9 @@ hide_splash_screen (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
+ 
+   plugin->frame_buffer = NULL;
+ 
+-  ply_window_set_mode (plugin->window, PLY_WINDOW_MODE_TEXT);
+   plugin->window = NULL;
+ }
++
+ static void
+ draw_password_entry (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin)
+ {
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index f5a24f1..f44b5f0 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Plymouth Graphical Boot Animation and Logger
 Name: plymouth
 Version: 0.3.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://freedesktop.org/software/plymouth/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Obsoletes: rhgb < 1:10.0.0
 Provides: rhgb = 1:10.0.0
 
 Requires: system-logos >= 9.0.1
+Patch0: drop-text-mode.patch
 
 %description
 Plymouth provides an attractive graphical boot animation in
@@ -62,13 +63,15 @@ spins in the shape of an infinity sign.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .drop-text-mode
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-tracing --disable-tests --without-boot-entry \
            --without-default-plugin                              \
            --with-logo=%{_datadir}/pixmaps/system-logo-white.png \
            --with-background-start-color-stop=0x0073B3           \
-           --with-background-end-color-stop=0x00457E
+           --with-background-end-color-stop=0x00457E             \
+           --with-background-color=0x00457E
 
 make
 
@@ -157,6 +160,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/plymouth/spinfinity.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 16 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 0.3.2-2
+- dont go back to text mode on exit
+
 * Mon Jun 16 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 0.3.2-1
 - Update to version 0.3.2
 - show gradient in spinfinity plugin