diff --git a/irssi-support-meta-cursor-xterm.patch b/irssi-support-meta-cursor-xterm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb099db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irssi-support-meta-cursor-xterm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Special thanks for this patch goes to James Bowes
+
+--- src/fe-text/gui-readline.c	2007-08-16 21:51:54.000000000 +0200
++++ src/fe-text/gui-readline.c	2007-08-16 21:58:53.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@
+ 	key_bind("key", NULL, "meta-[", "meta2", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_combo);
+ 	key_bind("key", NULL, "meta-O", "meta2", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_combo);
+ 	key_bind("key", NULL, "meta-[O", "meta2", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_combo);
++	key_bind("key", NULL, "[1;3", "meta2", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_combo);
+ 
+         /* arrow keys */
+ 	key_bind("key", NULL, "meta2-A", "up", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_combo);
diff --git a/irssi.spec b/irssi.spec
index 30a87cf..6254cac 100644
--- a/irssi.spec
+++ b/irssi.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:	Modular text mode IRC client with Perl scripting
 Name:		irssi
 Version:	0.8.11
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Release:	4%{?dist}
 
 License:	GPLv2+
 Group:		Applications/Communications
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ BuildRequires:	pkgconfig glib2-devel perl-devel
 
 Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 
+Patch0:		irssi-support-meta-cursor-xterm.patch
+
 %package devel
 Summary:	Development package for irssi
 Group:		Development/Libraries
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ being maintained.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 
+%patch0 -p0
+
 %build
 %configure --enable-ipv6 --with-textui	\
 	--with-proxy			\
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/irssi
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 16 2007 Marek Mahut <mmahut redhat.com> - 0.8.11-4
+- Added irssi-support-meta-cursor-xterm.patch (#239511)
+
 * Thu Aug 16 2007 Marek Mahut <mmahut redhat.com> - 0.8.11-2
 - Updating license tag
 - Rebuild for 0.8.11