diff --git a/rsyslog-7.4.0-no-ste-file-segv.patch b/rsyslog-7.4.0-no-ste-file-segv.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36668ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsyslog-7.4.0-no-ste-file-segv.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+From ad9108eaf9164225f9149ed2b3b5c3184e1cb487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tomas Heinrich <theinric@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:38:34 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] bugfix: prevent a segfault if state file is not defined
+
+---
+ plugins/imjournal/imjournal.c |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
+ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins/imjournal/imjournal.c b/plugins/imjournal/imjournal.c
+index cce45b9..26b385c 100755
+--- a/plugins/imjournal/imjournal.c
++++ b/plugins/imjournal/imjournal.c
+@@ -434,12 +434,13 @@ finalize_it:
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-BEGINrunInput
+-CODESTARTrunInput
+-	/* this is an endless loop - it is terminated when the thread is
+-	 * signalled to do so. This, however, is handled by the framework,
+-	 * right into the sleep below.
+-	 */
++/* This function loads a journal cursor from the state file.
++ */
++static rsRetVal
++loadJournalState()
++{
++	DEFiRet;
++
+ 	if (cs.stateFile[0] != '/') {
+ 		char *new_stateFile;
+ 
+@@ -479,6 +480,20 @@ CODESTARTrunInput
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
++finalize_it:
++	RETiRet;
++}
++
++BEGINrunInput
++CODESTARTrunInput
++	/* this is an endless loop - it is terminated when the thread is
++	 * signalled to do so. This, however, is handled by the framework.
++	 */
++
++	if (cs.stateFile) {
++		CHKiRet(loadJournalState());
++	}
++
+ 	while (glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 0) {
+ 		int count = 0, r;
+ 
+@@ -499,11 +514,13 @@ CODESTARTrunInput
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		CHKiRet(readjournal());
+-		/* TODO: This could use some finer metric. */
+-		count++;
+-		if (count == cs.iPersistStateInterval) {
+-			count = 0;
+-			persistJournalState();
++		if (cs.stateFile) { /* can't persist without a state file */
++			/* TODO: This could use some finer metric. */
++			count++;
++			if (count == cs.iPersistStateInterval) {
++				count = 0;
++				persistJournalState();
++			}
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -552,7 +569,9 @@ ENDwillRun
+ /* close journal */
+ BEGINafterRun
+ CODESTARTafterRun
+-	persistJournalState();
++	if (cs.stateFile) { /* can't persist without a state file */
++		persistJournalState();
++	}
+ 	sd_journal_close(j);
+ ENDafterRun
+ 
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-reset.patch b/rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-reset.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7bacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-reset.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 489541d2a901c5fedd9cbbdc8ad0df557fdabddd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tomas Heinrich <theinric@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:27:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] bugfix: prevent calling tellLostCnt() twice
+
+---
+ runtime/ratelimit.c |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/runtime/ratelimit.c b/runtime/ratelimit.c
+index ec24855..8f5bcef 100644
+--- a/runtime/ratelimit.c
++++ b/runtime/ratelimit.c
+@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ withinRatelimit(ratelimit_t *ratelimit, time_t tt)
+ 
+ 	/* resume if we go out of out time window */
+ 	if(tt > ratelimit->begin + ratelimit->interval) {
+-		tellLostCnt(ratelimit);
+ 		ratelimit->begin = 0;
+ 		ratelimit->done = 0;
++		tellLostCnt(ratelimit);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* do actual limit check */
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index 9c86b8f..5432520 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Patch4: rsyslog-7.4.0-imjournal-segv.rhbz971471.patch
 # merged upstream
 Patch5: rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-loop.rhbz971471.patch
 Patch6: rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-loop2.rhbz971471.patch
+Patch7: rsyslog-7.4.0-ratelimiter-reset.patch
+Patch8: rsyslog-7.4.0-no-ste-file-segv.patch
 
 BuildRequires: bison
 BuildRequires: flex
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ of source ports.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
+%patch7 -p1
+%patch8 -p1
 
 %build
 %ifarch sparc64
@@ -474,7 +478,7 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/rsyslog/omudpspoof.so
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Jun 11 2013 Tomas Heinrich <theinric@redhat.com> 7.4.0-1
+* Tue Jun 12 2013 Tomas Heinrich <theinric@redhat.com> 7.4.0-1
 - rebase to 7.4.0
 - drop autoconf automake libtool from BuildRequires
 - depends on systemd >= 201 because of the sd_journal_get_events() api
@@ -482,6 +486,8 @@ done
   systemd journal
 - add a patch to prevent an endless loop in the ratelimiter
 - add a patch to prevent another endless loop in the ratelimiter
+- add a patch to prevent a segfault in imjournal for undefined state file
+- add a patch to correctly reset state in the ratelimiter
 
 * Tue Jun 04 2013 Tomas Heinrich <theinric@redhat.com> 7.3.15-1.20130604git6e72fa6
 - rebase to an upstream snapshot, effectively version 7.3.15