diff --git a/hplip-no-system-tray.patch b/hplip-no-system-tray.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3ae50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-no-system-tray.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -up hplip-3.10.2/ui4/systemtray.py.no-system-tray hplip-3.10.2/ui4/systemtray.py
+--- hplip-3.10.2/ui4/systemtray.py.no-system-tray	2010-05-11 14:40:57.000000000 +0200
++++ hplip-3.10.2/ui4/systemtray.py	2010-05-11 15:25:20.000000000 +0200
+@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ HIDE_INACTIVE_DELAY = 5000
+ BLIP_DELAY = 2000
+ SET_MENU_DELAY = 1000
+ MAX_MENU_EVENTS = 10
++TRAY_AVAILABLE_DELAY = 30
+ 
+ ERROR_STATE_TO_ICON = {
+     ERROR_STATE_CLEAR:        QSystemTrayIcon.Information,
+@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ def run(read_pipe):
+     app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False) # If not set, settings dlg closes app
+ 
+     i = 0
+-    while i < 10:
++    while i < TRAY_AVAILABLE_DELAY:
+         if QSystemTrayIcon.isSystemTrayAvailable():
+             break
+         time.sleep(1.0)
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index e74fd9d..421526f 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.10.2
-Release: 13%{?dist}
+Release: 14%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Conflicts: system-config-printer < 0.6.132
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Patch16: hplip-bad-low-ink-warning.patch
 Patch17: hplip-deviceIDs-ppd.patch
 Patch18: hplip-skip-blank-lines.patch
 Patch19: hplip-dbglog-newline.patch
+Patch20: hplip-no-system-tray.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ done
 # Added missing newline to string argument in dbglog() call (bug #585275).
 %patch19 -p1 -b .dbglog-newline
 
+# Wait for max 30s to see if a system tray becomes available (bug #569969).
+%patch20 -p1 -b .no-system-tray
+
 sed -i.duplex-constraints \
     -e 's,\(UIConstraints.* \*Duplex\),//\1,' \
     prnt/drv/hpcups.drv.in
@@ -414,6 +418,9 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/hpcups-update-ppds &>/dev/null ||:
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 12 2010 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 3.10.2-14
+- Wait for max 30s to see if a system tray becomes available (bug #569969).
+
 * Wed Apr 28 2010 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 3.10.2-13
 - Clear old printer-state-reasons we used to manage (bug #510926).