diff --git a/cairo-1.8.6-repeat-modes.patch b/cairo-1.8.6-repeat-modes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e16728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cairo-1.8.6-repeat-modes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -up cairo-1.8.6/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c.jx cairo-1.8.6/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c
+--- cairo-1.8.6/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c.jx	2008-12-12 07:48:05.000000000 -0500
++++ cairo-1.8.6/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c	2009-04-08 15:06:25.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1425,7 +1425,11 @@ _cairo_xlib_surface_set_attributes (cair
+ 	_cairo_xlib_surface_set_repeat (surface, RepeatNormal);
+ 	break;
+     case CAIRO_EXTEND_REFLECT:
++	_cairo_xlib_surface_set_repeat (surface, RepeatReflect);
++	break;
+     case CAIRO_EXTEND_PAD:
++	_cairo_xlib_surface_set_repeat (surface, RepeatPad);
++	break;
+     default:
+ 	return CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
+     }
diff --git a/cairo.spec b/cairo.spec
index 67402b2..2cc60b7 100644
--- a/cairo.spec
+++ b/cairo.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Summary:	A 2D graphics library
 Name:		cairo
 Version:	1.8.6
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 URL:		http://cairographics.org
 Source0:	http://cairographics.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License:	LGPLv2 or MPLv1.1
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ BuildRequires: pixman-devel >= %{pixman_version}
 BuildRequires: freetype-devel >= %{freetype_version}
 BuildRequires: fontconfig-devel >= %{fontconfig_version}
 
+Patch0: cairo-1.8.6-repeat-modes.patch
+
 %description 
 Cairo is a 2D graphics library designed to provide high-quality display 
 and print output. Currently supported output targets include the X Window 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ needed for developing software which uses the cairo graphics library.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .repeat-modes
 
 %build
 %configure --disable-static 	\
@@ -88,6 +91,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/cairo
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 08 2009 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 1.8.6-3
+- cairo-1.8.6-repeat-modes.patch: Enable the repeat and pad blend modes in
+  the xlib backend to make firefox performance slightly less dire.
+
 * Mon Feb 23 2009 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.6-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Mass_Rebuild