diff --git a/0001-cli_src_cli-cmd-parser.c.patch b/0001-cli_src_cli-cmd-parser.c.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..868e56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-cli_src_cli-cmd-parser.c.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+From 2562b1c40d790da00d218f8df30bf190f00dd41c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Niels de Vos <ndevos@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:51:27 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] cli: Bypass the confirmation question creating replica 2
+ volume with force
+
+When a replica 2 volume is created with the force option,
+remove the warning message with the confirmation question,
+whether they want to continue or not and Succeed the
+volume creation.
+
+Cherry picked from commit f449e53df7c07301b495b4ff688d165026dfd2d0:
+> Change-Id: I4f3306659fa4cbf53dd8d45269a32d19ce86ac88
+> BUG: 1493893
+> Signed-off-by: karthik-us <ksubrahm@redhat.com>
+
+While backporting the URL for the documentation has been adjusted as
+well. This comes from commit eb2f1ab4cd which also corrects other URLs
+(those are not included in this backport).
+
+Change-Id: I4f3306659fa4cbf53dd8d45269a32d19ce86ac88
+BUG: 1495858
+Signed-off-by: Niels de Vos <ndevos@redhat.com>
+---
+ cli/src/cli-cmd-parser.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
+ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/cli/src/cli-cmd-parser.c b/cli/src/cli-cmd-parser.c
+index 984ce5bba..a7ebd5ce3 100644
+--- a/cli/src/cli-cmd-parser.c
++++ b/cli/src/cli-cmd-parser.c
+@@ -529,19 +529,23 @@ cli_cmd_volume_create_parse (struct cli_state *state, const char **words,
+                                 goto out;
+                         }
+                         if (replica_count == 2) {
+-                                question = "Replica 2 volumes are prone to "
+-                                           "split-brain. Use Arbiter or Replica"
+-                                           " 3 to avoid this. See: "
+-                                           " https://gluster.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Administrator%20Guide/Split%20brain%20and%20ways%20to%20deal%20with%20it/."
+-                                           "\nDo you still want to continue?\n";
+-                                answer = cli_cmd_get_confirmation (state,
+-                                                                   question);
+-                                if (GF_ANSWER_NO == answer) {
+-                                        gf_log ("cli", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+-                                                "Volume create cancelled, "
+-                                                "exiting");
+-                                        ret = -1;
+-                                        goto out;
++                                if (strcmp (words[wordcount - 1], "force")) {
++                                        question = "Replica 2 volumes are prone"
++                                                   " to split-brain. Use "
++                                                   "Arbiter or Replica 3 to "
++                                                   "avoid this. See: "
++                                                   "http://docs.gluster.org/en/latest/Administrator%20Guide/Split%20brain%20and%20ways%20to%20deal%20with%20it/."
++                                                   "\nDo you still want to "
++                                                   "continue?\n";
++                                        answer = cli_cmd_get_confirmation (state,
++                                                 question);
++                                        if (GF_ANSWER_NO == answer) {
++                                                gf_log ("cli", GF_LOG_ERROR,
++                                                        "Volume create "
++                                                        "cancelled, exiting");
++                                                ret = -1;
++                                                goto out;
++                                        }
+                                 }
+                         }
+                         ret = dict_set_int32 (dict, "replica-count", replica_count);
+-- 
+2.13.5
+
diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index cf14d26..adc0d94 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Summary:          Distributed File System
 %if ( 0%{_for_fedora_koji_builds} )
 Name:             glusterfs
 Version:          3.12.1
-Release:          1%{?prereltag:.%{prereltag}}%{?dist}
+Release:          2%{?prereltag:.%{prereltag}}%{?dist}
 %else
 Name:             @PACKAGE_NAME@
 Version:          @PACKAGE_VERSION@
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ Source8:          glusterfsd.init
 %else
 Source0:          @PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz
 %endif
+Patch0:           0001-cli_src_cli-cmd-parser.c.patch
 
 BuildRoot:        %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
@@ -675,6 +676,7 @@ This package provides the glusterfs server daemon.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?prereltag}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 6 )
@@ -1397,6 +1399,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 28 2017  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 3.12.1-2
+- 3.12.1 bz 1495858
+
 * Mon Sep 11 2017  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 3.12.1-1
 - 3.12.1 GA