diff --git a/RHEL-107504-fence_ibm_vpc-add-apikey-file-support.patch b/RHEL-107504-fence_ibm_vpc-add-apikey-file-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8c8102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RHEL-107504-fence_ibm_vpc-add-apikey-file-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 9460728b18c648e390390d888ac856628366a521 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 14:53:30 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] fence_ibm_vpc: add apikey file support
+
+---
+ agents/ibm_vpc/fence_ibm_vpc.py | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/agents/ibm_vpc/fence_ibm_vpc.py b/agents/ibm_vpc/fence_ibm_vpc.py
+index efda5eed7..a87e9e6dc 100755
+--- a/agents/ibm_vpc/fence_ibm_vpc.py
++++ b/agents/ibm_vpc/fence_ibm_vpc.py
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+ import hashlib
+ sys.path.append("@FENCEAGENTSLIBDIR@")
+ from fencing import *
+-from fencing import fail, run_delay, EC_LOGIN_DENIED, EC_STATUS, EC_GENERIC_ERROR
++from fencing import fail, run_delay, EC_BAD_ARGS, EC_LOGIN_DENIED, EC_STATUS, EC_GENERIC_ERROR
+ 
+ state = {
+ 	 "running": "on",
+@@ -315,6 +315,27 @@ def main():
+ 	####
+ 	run_delay(options)
+ 
++	if options["--apikey"][0] == '@':
++		key_file = options["--apikey"][1:]
++		try:
++			# read the API key from a file
++			with open(key_file, "r") as f:
++				try:
++					keys = json.loads(f.read())
++					# data seems to be in json format
++					# return the value of the item with the key 'Apikey'
++					options["--apikey"] = keys.get("Apikey", "")
++					if not options["--apikey"]:
++						# backward compatibility: former key name was 'apikey'
++						options["--apikey"] = keys.get("apikey", "")
++				# data is text, return as is
++				except ValueError:
++					f.seek(0)
++					options["--apikey"] = f.read().strip()
++		except FileNotFoundError:
++			logging.error("Failed: Cannot open file {}".format(key_file))
++			sys.exit(EC_BAD_ARGS)
++
+ 	conn = connect(options)
+ 	atexit.register(disconnect, conn)
+ 
diff --git a/fence-agents.spec b/fence-agents.spec
index 09df8e0..1085b19 100644
--- a/fence-agents.spec
+++ b/fence-agents.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Name: fence-agents
 Summary: Set of unified programs capable of host isolation ("fencing")
 Version: 4.16.0
-Release: 11%{?alphatag:.%{alphatag}}%{?dist}
+Release: 12%{?alphatag:.%{alphatag}}%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL: https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/f/e/fence-agents/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Patch11: RHEL-68322-1-fence_nutanix_ahv-handle-api-rate-limits.patch
 Patch12: RHEL-68322-2-fence_nutanix_ahv-update-metadata.patch
 Patch13: RHEL-88569-fence_ibm_powervs-fix-plaintext-token-file-support.patch
 Patch14: RHEL-95379-fence_kubevirt-force-off.patch
+Patch15: RHEL-107504-fence_ibm_vpc-add-apikey-file-support.patch
 
 %global supportedagents amt_ws apc apc_snmp bladecenter brocade cisco_mds cisco_ucs drac5 eaton_snmp emerson eps hpblade ibmblade ibm_powervs ibm_vpc ifmib ilo ilo_moonshot ilo_mp ilo_ssh intelmodular ipdu ipmilan kdump kubevirt lpar mpath nutanix_ahv redfish rhevm rsa rsb sbd scsi vmware_rest vmware_soap wti
 %ifarch x86_64
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ BuildRequires: %{systemd_units}
 %patch -p1 -P 12
 %patch -p1 -P 13
 %patch -p1 -P 14
+%patch -p1 -P 15
 
 # prevent compilation of something that won't get used anyway
 sed -i.orig 's|FENCE_ZVM=1|FENCE_ZVM=0|' configure.ac
@@ -1207,6 +1209,10 @@ are located on corosync cluster nodes.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 12 2025 Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com> - 4.16.0-12
+- fence_ibm_vpc: add apikey file support
+  Resolves: RHEL-107504
+
 * Fri Jun 13 2025 Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com> - 4.16.0-11
 - fence_kubevirt: use hard poweroff
   Resolves: RHEL-95379