diff --git a/system-config-printer-openprinting-freeze.patch b/system-config-printer-openprinting-freeze.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b09d9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config-printer-openprinting-freeze.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.4/scp-dbus-service.py.openprinting-freeze system-config-printer-1.4.4/scp-dbus-service.py
+--- system-config-printer-1.4.4/scp-dbus-service.py.openprinting-freeze	2014-01-28 16:02:43.000000000 +0000
++++ system-config-printer-1.4.4/scp-dbus-service.py	2014-05-01 13:00:04.048257135 +0100
+@@ -194,34 +194,6 @@ class GetBestDriversRequest:
+                                                           fit=fit)
+             ppdname = ppdnamelist[0]
+             status = fit[ppdname]
+-
+-            try:
+-                if status != "exact" and not self.download_tried:
+-                    self.download_tried = True
+-                    self.loop = GObject.MainLoop ()
+-                    self.dialog = newprinter.NewPrinterGUI()
+-                    self.dialog.NewPrinterWindow.set_modal (False)
+-                    self.handles = \
+-                        [self.dialog.connect ('dialog-canceled',
+-                                              self.on_dialog_canceled),
+-                         self.dialog.connect ('driver-download-checked',
+-                                              self.on_driver_download_checked)]
+-                    if self.dialog.init ('download_driver',
+-                                         devid=self.device_id):
+-                        self.loop.run()
+-                    for handle in self.handles:
+-                        self.dialog.disconnect (handle)
+-                    if len(self.installed_files) > 0:
+-                        debugprint ("GetBestDrivers request: Re-fetch PPDs after driver download")
+-                        g_ppds = FetchedPPDs (self.cupsconn, self.language)
+-                        self._signals.append (g_ppds.connect ('ready', self._ppds_ready))
+-                        self._signals.append (g_ppds.connect ('error', self._ppds_error))
+-                        g_ppds.run ()
+-                        return
+-            except:
+-                # Ignore driver download if packages needed for the GUI are not
+-                # installed or if no windows can be opened
+-                pass
+             g_killtimer.remove_hold ()
+             self.reply_handler (map (lambda x: (x, fit[x]), ppdnamelist))
+         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/system-config-printer.spec b/system-config-printer.spec
index beb796e..a69117a 100644
--- a/system-config-printer.spec
+++ b/system-config-printer.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Summary: A printer administration tool
 Name: system-config-printer
 Version: 1.4.4
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer/
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/system-config-printer/1.4/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch1: system-config-printer-no-applet-in-gnome.patch
+Patch2: system-config-printer-openprinting-freeze.patch
 
 BuildRequires: cups-devel >= 1.2
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils >= 0.2.92
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ printers.
 # Don't start the applet in GNOME.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .no-applet-in-gnome
 
+# Prevent the D-Bus service from freezing by disabling openprinting
+# driver downloads in that service (bug #1052203).
+%patch2 -p1 -b .openprinting-freeze
+
 sed -i.cflags-override -e '/^CFLAGS/d' Makefile.{am,in}
 
 %build
@@ -170,6 +175,10 @@ touch %buildroot%{_localstatedir}/run/udev-configure-printer/usb-uris
 exit 0
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May  1 2014 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.4.4-2
+- Prevent the D-Bus service from freezing by disabling openprinting
+  driver downloads in that service (bug #1052203).
+
 * Wed Mar 12 2014 Jaromír Končický <jkoncick@redhat.com> - 1.4.4-1
 - 1.4.4.