diff --git a/dconf-0.40.0-permissions.patch b/dconf-0.40.0-permissions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..151b790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dconf-0.40.0-permissions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+--- a/gvdb/gvdb-builder.c
++++ b/gvdb/gvdb-builder.c
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
+ #include "gvdb-format.h"
+ 
+ #include <glib.h>
++#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #if !defined(G_OS_WIN32) || !defined(_MSC_VER)
+ #include <unistd.h>
+@@ -509,13 +510,20 @@ gvdb_table_write_contents (GHashTable   *table,
+   gboolean status;
+   FileBuilder *fb;
+   GString *str;
++  GStatBuf buf;
++  gint stat_ret;
+ 
+   fb = file_builder_new (byteswap);
+   file_builder_add_hash (fb, table, &root);
+   str = file_builder_serialise (fb, root);
+ 
++  stat_ret = g_stat (filename, &buf);
++
+   status = g_file_set_contents (filename, str->str, str->len, error);
+   g_string_free (str, TRUE);
+ 
++  if (stat_ret == 0)
++    g_chmod (filename, buf.st_mode);
++
+   return status;
+ }
diff --git a/dconf.spec b/dconf.spec
index c9a875f..b246fd3 100644
--- a/dconf.spec
+++ b/dconf.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           dconf
 Version:        0.40.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        A configuration system
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and GPLv3+
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/dconf
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/dconf/0.40/dconf-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 Patch1:         dconf-override.patch
+Patch2:         dconf-0.40.0-permissions.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  bash-completion
 BuildRequires:  dbus-devel
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ BuildRequires:  vala
 Requires:       dbus
 Requires:       glib2%{?_isa} >= %{glib2_version}
 
+# gvdb code is intended to be copy-pasted into projects
+Provides:       bundled(gvdb)
+
 %description
 dconf is a low-level configuration system. Its main purpose is to provide a
 backend to the GSettings API in GLib.
@@ -103,6 +107,11 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/dconf/db/distro.d/locks
 %{_datadir}/vala
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 22 2021 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 0.40.0-5
+- Backport patch for permissions restore
+- Indicate bundle of GVDB
+- Resolves: #1974362
+
 * Mon Apr 19 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.40.0-4
 - Use full path for dconf in posttrans script (#1950829)