diff --git a/hplip-media-empty.patch b/hplip-media-empty.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09cafde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-media-empty.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- hplip-1.7.2/backend/hp/hp.c.media-empty	2007-04-04 18:14:12.000000000 +0100
++++ hplip-1.7.2/backend/hp/hp.c	2007-04-04 18:15:01.000000000 +0100
+@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
+    int len, vstatus, cnt;
+    char buf[HPLIP_BUFFER_SIZE+HPLIP_HEADER_SIZE];
+    HplipMsgAttributes ma;
+-   int paperout=0, offline=0;
++   int paperout=1, offline=1;
+ 
+    if (argc > 1)
+    {
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index dc62ef1..b6d003e 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 1.7.2
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPL/MIT/BSD
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Conflicts: system-config-printer < 0.6.132
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch5: hplip-libm.patch
 Patch6: hplip-ipv6.patch
 Patch7: hplip-marker-supply.patch
 Patch8: hplip-libsane.patch
+Patch9: hplip-media-empty.patch
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 
 Requires: desktop-file-utils >= 0.2.92
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
 # Link libsane-hpaio against libsane (bug #234813).
 %patch8 -p1 -b .libsane
 
+# Clear the media-empty-error printer state.
+%patch9 -p1 -b .media-empty
+
 autoconf # for patch4
 
 %build
@@ -247,6 +251,9 @@ fi
 exit 0
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr  4 2007 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.7.2-4
+- Clear the media-empty-error printer state.
+
 * Wed Apr  4 2007 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.7.2-3
 - Fixed typo in marker-supply-low patch.