diff --git a/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch b/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc2df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 5023ea0feceb5a9cc4931f6be9404d4582cb8502 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:10:09 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Emit a warning when running with root privileges
+
+---
+ pip/commands/install.py | 7 +++++++
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/pip/commands/install.py b/pip/commands/install.py
+index b7e662bd..c1bcf3b5 100644
+--- a/pip/commands/install.py
++++ b/pip/commands/install.py
+@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ class InstallCommand(RequirementCommand):
+         cmdoptions.resolve_wheel_no_use_binary(options)
+         cmdoptions.check_install_build_global(options)
+ 
++        # Check whether we have root privileges
++        if os.getuid() == 0:
++            logger.warning(
++                "WARNING: Running pip install with root privileges is "
++                "generally not advised. Try `pip install --user` instead."
++            )
++
+         if options.as_egg:
+             warnings.warn(
+                 "--egg has been deprecated and will be removed in the future. "
+-- 
+2.11.0
+
diff --git a/python-pip.spec b/python-pip.spec
index 51e162b..e58c6f3 100644
--- a/python-pip.spec
+++ b/python-pip.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        9.0.1
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ Source1:        pip-9.0.1-tests.tar.gz
 # https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/1351
 Patch0:         allow-stripping-given-prefix-from-wheel-RECORD-files.patch
 
+# Downstream only patch
+# Emit a warning to the user if pip install is run with root privileges
+# Issue upstream: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/4288
+Patch1:         emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
+
 %description
 Pip is a replacement for `easy_install
 <http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall>`_.  It uses mostly the
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ tar -xf %{SOURCE1}
 %endif
 
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 sed -i '1d' pip/__init__.py
 
@@ -238,6 +244,9 @@ py.test-%{python3_version} -m 'not network'
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 14 2017 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 9.0.1-6
+- Added patch 1: Emit a warning when running with root privileges
+
 * Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.0.1-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild