diff --git a/newt-0.52.12-nostdin.patch b/newt-0.52.12-nostdin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29f70b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newt-0.52.12-nostdin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+From f16b3d1ac2edaceb64463f29a3e394a0102aa554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:57:11 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] don't call exit in library
+
+The feof() detection of closed stdin doesn't work anyway.
+---
+ newt.c |    3 ---
+ 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/newt.c b/newt.c
+index f3f49ff..4e37bc1 100644
+--- a/newt.c
++++ b/newt.c
+@@ -565,10 +565,7 @@ int newtGetKey(void) {
+ 	if (key == SLANG_GETKEY_ERROR) {
+ 	    /* Either garbage was read, or stdin disappeared
+ 	     * (the parent terminal was proably closed)
+-	     * if the latter, die.
+ 	     */
+-	    if (feof(stdin))
+-		    exit(1);
+ 	    if (needResize) {
+                 needResize = 0;
+ 		return NEWT_KEY_RESIZE;
+-- 
+1.7.3.2
+
+From b8b8a86f22d08216328dffb8d70b3ae67629a905 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:10:46 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] return NEWT_EXIT_ERROR from form when stdin disappears
+
+---
+ form.c |    9 ++++++++-
+ newt.c |   15 ++++++++-------
+ newt.h |    3 ++-
+ 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/form.c b/form.c
+index 24542a0..5b421fb 100644
+--- a/form.c
++++ b/form.c
+@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ newtComponent newtRunForm(newtComponent co) {
+ 	} else {
+ 	    return NULL;
+ 	}
+-    }
++    } else if (es.reason == NEWT_EXIT_ERROR)
++	return NULL;
+ 
+     return es.u.co;
+ }
+@@ -1072,6 +1073,12 @@ void newtFormRun(newtComponent co, struct newtExitStruct * es) {
+ 		    }
+ 		}
+ 
++		if (key == NEWT_KEY_ERROR) {
++		    es->u.watch = -1;
++		    es->reason = NEWT_EXIT_ERROR;
++		    done = 1;
++		}
++
+ 		if (!done) {
+ 		    ev.event = EV_KEYPRESS;
+ 		    ev.u.key = key;
+diff --git a/newt.c b/newt.c
+index 4e37bc1..ab41dd8 100644
+--- a/newt.c
++++ b/newt.c
+@@ -555,29 +555,30 @@ static void kmap_trie_fallback(struct kmap_trie_entry *to,
+ }
+ 
+ int newtGetKey(void) {
+-    int key;
++    int key, lastcode, errors = 0;
+     unsigned char *chptr = keyreader_buf, *lastmatch;
+-    int lastcode;
+     struct kmap_trie_entry *curr = kmap_trie_root;
+ 
+     do {
+ 	key = getkey();
+ 	if (key == SLANG_GETKEY_ERROR) {
+-	    /* Either garbage was read, or stdin disappeared
+-	     * (the parent terminal was proably closed)
+-	     */
+ 	    if (needResize) {
+                 needResize = 0;
+ 		return NEWT_KEY_RESIZE;
+             }
+ 
+-	    /* ignore other signals */
++	    /* Ignore other signals, but assume that stdin disappeared (the
++	     * parent terminal was proably closed) if the error persists.
++	     */
++	    if (errors++ > 10)
++		return NEWT_KEY_ERROR;
++
+ 	    continue;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (key == NEWT_KEY_SUSPEND && suspendCallback)
+ 	    suspendCallback(suspendCallbackData);
+-    } while (key == NEWT_KEY_SUSPEND);
++    } while (key == NEWT_KEY_SUSPEND || key == SLANG_GETKEY_ERROR);
+ 
+     /* Read more characters, matching against the trie as we go */
+     lastcode = *chptr = key;
+diff --git a/newt.h b/newt.h
+index 3111a21..f71ce1e 100644
+--- a/newt.h
++++ b/newt.h
+@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ char * newtReflowText(char * text, int width, int flexDown, int flexUp,
+ 
+ struct newtExitStruct {
+     enum { NEWT_EXIT_HOTKEY, NEWT_EXIT_COMPONENT, NEWT_EXIT_FDREADY,
+-	   NEWT_EXIT_TIMER } reason;
++	   NEWT_EXIT_TIMER, NEWT_EXIT_ERROR } reason;
+     union {
+ 	int watch;
+ 	int key;
+@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ void newtComponentDestroy(newtComponent co);
+ 
+ /* not really a key, but newtGetKey returns it */
+ #define NEWT_KEY_RESIZE			NEWT_KEY_EXTRA_BASE + 113
++#define NEWT_KEY_ERROR			NEWT_KEY_EXTRA_BASE + 114
+ 
+ #define NEWT_ANCHOR_LEFT		(1 << 0)
+ #define NEWT_ANCHOR_RIGHT		(1 << 1)
+-- 
+1.7.3.2
+
diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index dec80d4..b76311d 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A library for text mode user interfaces
 Name: newt
 Version: 0.52.12
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/newt/
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BuildRequires: popt-devel python-devel slang-devel
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
 Provides: snack = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+Patch0: newt-0.52.12-nostdin.patch
 
 %package devel
 Summary: Newt windowing toolkit development files
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ providing a python API for creating text mode ionterfaces.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .nostdin
 
 %build
 # gpm support seems to smash the stack w/ we use help in anaconda??
@@ -104,6 +106,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{python_sitearch}/*.py*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 10 2010 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> - 0.52.12-2
+- don't hang in form when stdin disappears
+
 * Fri Aug 06 2010 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> - 0.52.12-1
 - fix whiptail --gauge and its description in man page (#620083)
 - remove space after \n in whiptail texts (#620083)