diff --git a/hplip-no-readfp.patch b/hplip-no-readfp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35108e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-no-readfp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/base/g.py b/base/g.py
+index 0aa0e2e..96b3131 100644
+--- a/base/g.py
++++ b/base/g.py
+@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ConfigBase(object):
+             try:
+                 fp = open(self.filename, "r")
+                 try:
+-                    self.conf.readfp(fp)
++                    self.conf.read_file(fp, self.filename)
+                 except configparser.MissingSectionHeaderError:
+                     print("")
+                     log.error("Found No Section in %s. Please set the http proxy for root and try again." % self.filename)
+diff --git a/ui5/devmgr5.py b/ui5/devmgr5.py
+index 3110a0f..3761f89 100644
+--- a/ui5/devmgr5.py
++++ b/ui5/devmgr5.py
+@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ class DevMgr5(Ui_MainWindow_Derived, Ui_MainWindow, QMainWindow):
+ 
+                 hplip_conf = configparser.ConfigParser()
+                 fp = open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r")
+-                hplip_conf.readfp(fp)
++                hplip_conf.read_file(fp, "/etc/hp/hplip.conf")
+                 fp.close()
+ 
+                 try:
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 320255c..38a5eb4 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ Patch67: hplip-fix-parsing-lpstat.patch
 # Remove this once internal openstack handles IPv6 better - test by pinging IPv6 in OpenStack,
 # it should not hang.
 Patch68: hplip-plugin-curl.patch
+# 2221311 - [python3.12] hplip tools/binaries crash due depending on removed configparser.readfp()
+# Upstream https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/2028001
+Patch69: hplip-no-readfp.patch
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} <= 8
 # mention hplip-gui if you want to have GUI
@@ -574,6 +577,9 @@ done
 # switch to curl by downstream patch from wget to workaround openstack dropping IPv6
 # which causes great delays...
 %patch -P 68 -p1 -b .curl-switch
+# 2221311 - [python3.12] hplip tools/binaries crash due depending on removed configparser.readfp()
+# Upstream https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/2028001
+%patch -P 69 -p1 -b .no-readfp
 
 # Fedora specific patches now, don't put a generic patches under it
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} <= 8
@@ -948,6 +954,7 @@ find doc/images -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 * Mon Jul 17 2023 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.23.5-3
 - 2192131 - parseQueues() doesn't get device uri from 'lpstat -v', because parsing pattern changed
 - switch to curl when downloading plugin
+- 2221311 - [python3.12] hplip tools/binaries crash due depending on removed configparser.readfp()
 
 * Tue Jun 13 2023 Python Maint <python-maint@redhat.com> - 3.23.5-2
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.12