diff --git a/0032-Allow-downloadonly-on-read-only-bootc-system.patch b/0032-Allow-downloadonly-on-read-only-bootc-system.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49238fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0032-Allow-downloadonly-on-read-only-bootc-system.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From fdeb208b7b6522bd458142867683b1bf68cd355d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Petr=20P=C3=ADsa=C5=99?= <ppisar@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:57:48 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow --downloadonly on read-only bootc system
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Upstream commit: 8d888d26e6da27ba37243d7504eb42472f389bde
+
+"dnf install --downloadonly" failed on read-only bootc system despite
+not running the transaction. The downloaded packages are stored under
+writable /var or to a directory explicitly choosen by a user.
+
+This patch suppresses the bootc read-only bailout if --downloadonly
+option is used.
+
+https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-61745
+Signed-off-by: Petr Písař <ppisar@redhat.com>
+---
+ dnf/cli/cli.py | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/dnf/cli/cli.py b/dnf/cli/cli.py
+index 36cfa74b5..3dc08d616 100644
+--- a/dnf/cli/cli.py
++++ b/dnf/cli/cli.py
+@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ class BaseCli(dnf.Base):
+                 logger.info(_("{prog} will only download packages, install gpg keys, and check the "
+                               "transaction.").format(prog=dnf.util.MAIN_PROG_UPPER))
+             if dnf.util._is_bootc_host() and \
+-                    os.path.realpath(self.conf.installroot) == "/":
++                    os.path.realpath(self.conf.installroot) == "/" and \
++                    not self.conf.downloadonly:
+                 _bootc_host_msg = _("""
+ *** Error: system is configured to be read-only; for more
+ *** information run `bootc --help`.
+-- 
+2.47.0
+
diff --git a/dnf.spec b/dnf.spec
index d83a512..0d795d9 100644
--- a/dnf.spec
+++ b/dnf.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.
 
 Name:           dnf
 Version:        4.14.0
-Release:        19%{?dist}
+Release:        20%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{pkg_summary}
 # For a breakdown of the licensing, see PACKAGE-LICENSING
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Patch28:        0028-Update-ostree-bootc-host-system-check.patch
 Patch29:        0029-Update-bootc-hosts-message-to-point-to-bootc-help.patch
 Patch30:        0030-Allow-installroot-on-read-only-bootc-system.patch
 Patch31:        0031-smtplib-catch-OSError-not-SMTPException.patch
-
+Patch32:        0032-Allow-downloadonly-on-read-only-bootc-system.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  cmake
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ popd
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{name}/automatic/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 10 2024 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 4.14.0-20
+- Allow "dnf install --downloadonly" on locked OSTree and bootc systems
+  (RHEL-61745)
+
 * Mon Oct 07 2024 Marek Blaha <mblaha@redhat.com> - 4.14.0-19
 - Catch more specific OSError instead of SMTPException in dnf-automatic email
   emitter (RHEL-49743)