diff --git a/gnu-free-fonts-devanagari-rendering.patch b/gnu-free-fonts-devanagari-rendering.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9923b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu-free-fonts-devanagari-rendering.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSansBold.sfd	2012-05-03 18:53:49.000000000 +0530
++++ freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSansBold.sfd	2013-05-16 12:39:06.399829387 +0530
+@@ -59117,6 +59117,7 @@ Substitution2: "Substitute rakaar.blf fo
+ Ligature2: "Substitute rakaar for virama-ra in Devanagari-subtable" virama radeva
+ LCarets2: 1 0 
+ Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" radeva virama
++Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" virama radeva
+ EndChar
+ 
+ StartChar: dev_ha_rrvocalic.blws
+--- freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSans.sfd	2012-05-03 18:53:49.000000000 +0530
++++ freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSans.sfd	2013-05-16 12:42:00.215227977 +0530
+@@ -83796,6 +83796,7 @@ EndSplineSet
+ Validated: 3073
+ LCarets2: 1 0 
+ Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" radeva virama
++Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" virama radeva
+ EndChar
+ 
+ StartChar: dev_ra_anusvara.rphf
+--- freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSerifBold.sfd	2012-05-03 18:53:49.000000000 +0530
++++ freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSerifBold.sfd	2013-05-16 13:37:31.159274925 +0530
+@@ -112581,6 +112581,7 @@ EndSplineSet
+ Validated: 3073
+ LCarets2: 1 0 
+ Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" radeva virama
++Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" virama radeva
+ Ligature2: "Substitute rakaar for virama-ra in Devanagari-subtable" virama radeva
+ Substitution2: "Substitute rakaar.blf for rakaar in Devanagari" dev_rakaar.blwf
+ EndChar
+--- freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSerif.sfd	2012-05-03 18:53:49.000000000 +0530
++++ freefont-20120503/sfd/FreeSerif.sfd	2013-05-16 13:36:04.382132354 +0530
+@@ -328421,6 +328421,7 @@ Validated: 1
+ LCarets2: 1 0 
+ Ligature2: "Substitute rakaar for virama-ra in Devanagari-subtable" virama radeva
+ Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" radeva virama
++Ligature2: "'blwf' Below Base Forms in Devanagari subtable" virama radeva
+ Substitution2: "Substitute rakaar.blf for rakaar in Devanagari" dev_rakaar.blwf
+ EndChar
+ 
diff --git a/gnu-free-fonts.spec b/gnu-free-fonts.spec
index 113f3be..c6c0d8e 100644
--- a/gnu-free-fonts.spec
+++ b/gnu-free-fonts.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:      %{fontname}-fonts
 Version:   20120503
-Release:   6%{?dist}
+Release:   7%{?dist}
 Summary:   Free UCS Outline Fonts
 Group:     User Interface/X
 # Standard font exception
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source0:   http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/freefont-src-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source2:   %{fontconf}-mono.conf
 Source3:   %{fontconf}-sans.conf
 Source4:   %{fontconf}-serif.conf
+Patch0:    gnu-free-fonts-devanagari-rendering.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: fontpackages-devel fontforge
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ This package contains the GNU FreeFont serif font.
 %prep
 %setup -qn freefont-%{version}
 
+%patch0 -p1 -b .devanagari
 
 %build
 make
@@ -121,6 +123,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog CREDITS COPYING README
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 24 2013 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> 20120503-7
+- Patch for devanagari rendering, BZ 961298.
+
 * Wed May 15 2013 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> 20120503-6
 - Additional Indic rendering fix, BZ 871252.