diff --git a/hplip-skip-blank-lines.patch b/hplip-skip-blank-lines.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a301b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-skip-blank-lines.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up hplip-3.10.2/prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.cpp.skip-blank-lines hplip-3.10.2/prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.cpp
+--- hplip-3.10.2/prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.cpp.skip-blank-lines	2010-02-25 00:04:09.000000000 +0100
++++ hplip-3.10.2/prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.cpp	2010-04-15 17:15:03.000000000 +0200
+@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ DRIVER_ERROR Encapsulator::SendCAPy(int 
+ {
+     DRIVER_ERROR    err = NO_ERROR;
+     char            str[12];
+-    sprintf(str, "\x1b*b%dY", iOffset);
++    sprintf(str, "\x1b*p%dY", iOffset);
+     err = this->Send ((const BYTE *) str, strlen(str));
+     return err;
+ }
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 97f1200..02dbbcb 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: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Conflicts: system-config-printer < 0.6.132
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Patch10: hplip-discovery-method.patch
 Patch11: hplip-device-reconnected.patch
 Patch14: hplip-hpcups-sigpipe.patch
 Patch16: hplip-bad-low-ink-warning.patch
+Patch17: hplip-skip-blank-lines.patch
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 Requires(pre): /sbin/service
@@ -154,6 +155,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
 # Fixed Device ID parsing code in hpijs's dj9xxvip.c (bug #510926).
 %patch16 -p1 -b .bad-low-ink-warning
 
+# Hpcups (ljcolor) was putting black lines where should be blank lines (bug #579461).
+%patch17 -p1 -b .skip-blank-lines
+
 sed -i.duplex-constraints \
     -e 's,\(UIConstraints.* \*Duplex\),//\1,' \
     prnt/drv/hpcups.drv.in
@@ -374,6 +378,9 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/hpcups-update-ppds &>/dev/null ||:
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 15 2010 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 3.10.2-5
+- Hpcups (ljcolor) was putting black lines where should be blank lines (bug #579461).
+
 * Wed Apr  7 2010 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 3.10.2-4
 - Regenerate hpcups PPDs on upgrade if necessary (bug #579355).