diff --git a/0007-Add-persistence-config-option.patch b/0007-Add-persistence-config-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ba0f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0007-Add-persistence-config-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+From 86804b72c39a47df2cdbf422c93318739773aec9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Evan Goode <mail@evangoo.de>
+Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 02:34:37 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Add `persistence` config option
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Upstream commit: 18a7db66bfc2cf228bdbb484fa92504c2eaefdc6
+Resolves: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-78034
+
+Signed-off-by: Petr Písař <ppisar@redhat.com>
+---
+ libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.cpp | 3 +++
+ libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.hpp | 1 +
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.cpp b/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.cpp
+index 3f12762a..b58b2f47 100644
+--- a/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.cpp
++++ b/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.cpp
+@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class ConfigMain::Impl {
+     OptionString comment{nullptr};
+     OptionBool downloadonly{false}; // runtime only option
+     OptionBool ignorearch{false};
++    OptionEnum<std::string> persistence{"auto", {"auto", "persist", "transient"}};
+     OptionString module_platform_id{nullptr};
+     OptionBool module_stream_switch{false};
+     OptionBool module_obsoletes{false};
+@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ ConfigMain::Impl::Impl(Config & owner)
+     owner.optBinds().add("user_agent", user_agent);
+     owner.optBinds().add("countme", countme);
+     owner.optBinds().add("protect_running_kernel", protect_running_kernel);
++    owner.optBinds().add("persistence", persistence);
+ 
+     // Repo main config
+ 
+@@ -613,6 +615,7 @@ OptionPath & ConfigMain::destdir() { return pImpl->destdir; }
+ OptionString & ConfigMain::comment() { return pImpl->comment; }
+ OptionBool & ConfigMain::downloadonly() { return pImpl->downloadonly; }
+ OptionBool & ConfigMain::ignorearch() { return pImpl->ignorearch; }
++OptionEnum<std::string> & ConfigMain::persistence() { return pImpl->persistence; }
+ 
+ OptionString & ConfigMain::module_platform_id() { return pImpl->module_platform_id; }
+ OptionBool & ConfigMain::module_stream_switch() { return pImpl->module_stream_switch; }
+diff --git a/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.hpp b/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.hpp
+index c63c9a82..af6496f3 100644
+--- a/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.hpp
++++ b/libdnf/conf/ConfigMain.hpp
+@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public:
+     OptionString & comment();
+     OptionBool & downloadonly();
+     OptionBool & ignorearch();
++    OptionEnum<std::string> & persistence();
+ 
+     OptionString & module_platform_id();
+     OptionBool & module_stream_switch();
+-- 
+2.48.1
+
diff --git a/libdnf.spec b/libdnf.spec
index d5c7a77..500ec84 100644
--- a/libdnf.spec
+++ b/libdnf.spec
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 Name:           libdnf
 Version:        %{libdnf_major_version}.%{libdnf_minor_version}.%{libdnf_micro_version}
-Release:        6%{?dist}.alma.1
+Release:        7%{?dist}.alma.1
 Summary:        Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv
 License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ Patch3:         0003-MergedTransaction-Fix-invalid-memory-access-when-dro.patch
 Patch4:         0004-Set-pool-flag-to-fix-pool_addfileprovides_queue-with.patch
 Patch5:         0005-ConfigParser-fix-use-out-of-scope-leaks.patch
 Patch6:         0006-Add-tests-for-shell-style-variable-expansion.patch
+Patch7:         0007-Add-persistence-config-option.patch
 
-
-# AlmaLinux patches
-Patch1001:      0001-Add-link-to-AlmaLinux-bugtracker.patch
-Patch1002:      0001-Add-x86_64_v2-to-tests.patch
-Patch1003:      0001-Add-x86_64_v2-to-arch_map.patch
+# AlmaLinux Patch
+Patch1001: 0001-Add-link-to-AlmaLinux-bugtracker.patch
+Patch1002: 0001-Add-x86_64_v2-to-arch_map.patch
+Patch1003: 0001-Add-x86_64_v2-to-tests.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -316,11 +316,14 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Dec 09 2024 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-6.alma.1
+* Tue Feb 11 2025 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-7.alma.1
 - Add x86_64_v2 to arch_map
 - Add link to AlmaLinux bugtracker
 - Fix tests on x86_64_v2
 
+* Wed Feb 05 2025 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 0.73.1-7
+- Add persistence configuration option (RHEL-78034)
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 0.73.1-6
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018