diff --git a/0001-Fix-Gdk.rectangle_intersect-rectangle_union-missing-.patch b/0001-Fix-Gdk.rectangle_intersect-rectangle_union-missing-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abedab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-Gdk.rectangle_intersect-rectangle_union-missing-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+From 8e7f6f1458cf1c162c13422c72562b00433b762b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christoph Reiter <creiter@src.gnome.org>
+Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 01:28:48 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix Gdk.rectangle_intersect/rectangle_union missing with GTK+
+ 3.18
+
+3.18 added a Gdk.Rectangle type which changed these functions
+to methods in the gir.
+
+Fix by providing aliases in the Gdk overrides.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756364
+---
+ gi/overrides/Gdk.py         | 8 ++++++++
+ tests/test_overrides_gdk.py | 9 +++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/gi/overrides/Gdk.py b/gi/overrides/Gdk.py
+index 3ab5d6d..840affe 100644
+--- a/gi/overrides/Gdk.py
++++ b/gi/overrides/Gdk.py
+@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ else:
+         Rectangle = _cairo.RectangleInt
+ 
+         __all__.append('Rectangle')
++    else:
++        # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756364
++        # These methods used to be functions, keep aliases for backwards compat
++        rectangle_intersect = Gdk.Rectangle.intersect
++        rectangle_union = Gdk.Rectangle.union
++
++        __all__.append('rectangle_intersect')
++        __all__.append('rectangle_union')
+ 
+ if Gdk._version == '2.0':
+     class Drawable(Gdk.Drawable):
+diff --git a/tests/test_overrides_gdk.py b/tests/test_overrides_gdk.py
+index eff2c54..9559a09 100644
+--- a/tests/test_overrides_gdk.py
++++ b/tests/test_overrides_gdk.py
+@@ -184,3 +184,12 @@ class TestGdk(unittest.TestCase):
+ 
+         rgba = Gdk.RGBA(red=1.0, green=0.8, blue=0.6, alpha=0.4)
+         self.assertEqual(eval(repr(rgba)), rgba)
++
++    def test_rectangle_functions(self):
++        # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756364
++        a = Gdk.Rectangle()
++        b = Gdk.Rectangle()
++        self.assertTrue(isinstance(Gdk.rectangle_union(a, b), Gdk.Rectangle))
++        intersect, rect = Gdk.rectangle_intersect(a, b)
++        self.assertTrue(isinstance(rect, Gdk.Rectangle))
++        self.assertTrue(isinstance(intersect, bool))
+-- 
+2.5.0
+
diff --git a/pygobject3.spec b/pygobject3.spec
index c73d98a..33099ef 100644
--- a/pygobject3.spec
+++ b/pygobject3.spec
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 
 Name:           pygobject3
 Version:        3.18.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python bindings for GObject Introspection
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ and MIT
 URL:            https://live.gnome.org/PyGObject
 Source0:        http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pygobject/3.18/pygobject-%{version}.tar.xz
+# Backported from upstream
+Patch0:         0001-Fix-Gdk.rectangle_intersect-rectangle_union-missing-.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel >= %{gobject_introspection_version}
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ This package contains files required to embed PyGObject
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n pygobject-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
@@ -214,6 +217,10 @@ xvfb-run make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT check V=1
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pygobject-3.0.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 19 2015 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.18.0-2
+- Backport a fix for Gdk.rectangle_intersect/rectangle_union compatibility
+  (#1269901)
+
 * Tue Sep 22 2015 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.18.0-1
 - Update to 3.18.0