diff --git a/sane-backends-1.0.23-saned-help.patch b/sane-backends-1.0.23-saned-help.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f24e599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sane-backends-1.0.23-saned-help.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From a1b77e545c9f5a12d4aba53efe9dfdf36b362083 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:36:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] patch: saned-help
+
+Squashed commit of the following:
+
+commit 06a8563916e974210aea9f1d356b142ef3c64bf9
+Author: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Jul 8 15:09:51 2013 +0200
+
+    Add short help message to saned
+
+    (cherry picked from commit fab378a6817c5df72b3991d160d48a23f24a1111)
+
+    Conflicts:
+    	doc/saned.man
+---
+ doc/saned.man    | 5 +++++
+ frontend/saned.c | 9 +++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/doc/saned.man b/doc/saned.man
+index ad4f535..4f79510 100644
+--- a/doc/saned.man
++++ b/doc/saned.man
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ saned \- SANE network daemon
+ .I [ n ]
+ .B  | \-s
+ .I [ n ]
++.B | \-h
+ .B ]
+ .SH DESCRIPTION
+ .B saned
+@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ requests using syslog.
+ If 
+ .B saned
+ is run from inetd or xinetd, no option can be given.
++.PP
++The
++.B \-h
++flag displays a short help message.
+ .SH CONFIGURATION
+ First and foremost: 
+ .B saned
+diff --git a/frontend/saned.c b/frontend/saned.c
+index 252b51e..f9787a0 100644
+--- a/frontend/saned.c
++++ b/frontend/saned.c
+@@ -3254,6 +3254,15 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	}
+       else if (strncmp (argv[1], "-s", 2) == 0)
+ 	run_mode = SANED_RUN_DEBUG;
++      else
++        {
++          printf ("Usage: saned [ -a [ username ] | -d [ n ] | -s [ n ] ] | -h\n");
++          if ((strncmp (argv[1], "-h", 2) == 0) ||
++               (strncmp (argv[1], "--help", 6) == 0))
++            exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
++          else
++            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
++        }
+     }
+ 
+   if (run_mode == SANED_RUN_DEBUG)
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index 7dbfe35..26318d2 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Patch6: sane-backends-1.0.23-coolscan-multiscan.patch
 # Describe missing flag "-b" in scanimage man page.
 # Upstream commit: 4fc171100db7c8258448cf9aaa11b6308e233b58
 Patch7: sane-backends-1.0.23-scanimage-man.patch
+# Add short help message to saned.
+# Upstream commit: fab378a6817c5df72b3991d160d48a23f24a1111
+Patch8: sane-backends-1.0.23-saned-help.patch
 
 URL: http://www.sane-project.org
 
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ This package contains backend drivers to access digital cameras through SANE.
 %patch5 -p1 -b .umax-init-error
 %patch6 -p1 -b .coolscan-multiscan
 %patch7 -p1 -b .scanimage-man
+%patch8 -p1 -b .saned-help
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing"
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ popd
 %changelog
 * Mon Jul 08 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
 - describe missing flag "-b" in scanimage man page
+- add short help message to saned
 
 * Tue Jun 25 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1.0.23-11
 - move documentation into separate doc subpackage (#977653)