diff --git a/090fd29acf4af0d8e13fcf2861b14a356db72641.patch b/090fd29acf4af0d8e13fcf2861b14a356db72641.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5bbc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/090fd29acf4af0d8e13fcf2861b14a356db72641.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 090fd29acf4af0d8e13fcf2861b14a356db72641 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Sbgodin <christophe.henry@sbgodin.fr>
+Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 12:51:45 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] python: Fix exception with list_pluginpref()
+
+__decode cannot work (with Python3) because prefs_str has no attribute 'decode'.
+
+Related to https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/2531
+---
+ plugins/python/_hexchat.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins/python/_hexchat.py b/plugins/python/_hexchat.py
+index 567b34934..5e4b0c65f 100644
+--- a/plugins/python/_hexchat.py
++++ b/plugins/python/_hexchat.py
+@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def del_pluginpref(name):
+ def list_pluginpref():
+     prefs_str = ffi.new('char[4096]')
+     if lib.hexchat_pluginpref_list(lib.ph, prefs_str) == 1:
+-        return __decode(prefs_str).split(',')
++        return __decode(ffi.string(prefs_str)).split(',')
+ 
+     return []
+ 
diff --git a/hexchat.spec b/hexchat.spec
index 340f6ac..b30674c 100644
--- a/hexchat.spec
+++ b/hexchat.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:   A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client
 Name:      hexchat
 Version:   2.14.3
-Release:   11%{?dist}
+Release:   12%{?dist}
 License:   GPLv2+
 URL:       https://hexchat.github.io
 Source:    https://dl.hexchat.net/hexchat/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source:    https://dl.hexchat.net/hexchat/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch1:    https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/5deb69591992d4fede9090b60d3dc847612a4d60.patch
 Patch2:    python-plugin-from-master.patch
 Patch3:    https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/163608d7fd861c2c4911a38f45be484c88626bdc.patch
+Patch4:    https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/090fd29acf4af0d8e13fcf2861b14a356db72641.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: meson
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ This package contains the development files for %{name}.
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/hexchat-plugin.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 12 2021 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 2.14.3-12
+- Add patch to fix exception in python3 plugin.
+
 * Sat Feb 06 2021 Mikel Olasagasti Uranga <mikel@olasagasti.info> - 2.14.3-11
 - Include patch to fix underscore not being printed correctly