diff --git a/0098-socket-fix-socket-activation-of-stopped-services-wit.patch b/0098-socket-fix-socket-activation-of-stopped-services-wit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc86c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0098-socket-fix-socket-activation-of-stopped-services-wit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From e20fddc3c5769ad1babb24392500264de6db59b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Michal Sekletar <msekleta@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:22:03 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] socket: fix socket activation of stopped services with pinned
+ FD store
+
+(cherry picked from commit 941a12dcba57f6673230a9c413738c51374d2998)
+
+Resolves: RHEL-60896
+---
+ src/core/socket.c                                      |  4 ++--
+ .../units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh | 10 ++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100755 test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh
+
+diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
+index 41147d4bf7..0694fe7aad 100644
+--- a/src/core/socket.c
++++ b/src/core/socket.c
+@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ static int socket_start(Unit *u) {
+                 /* If the service is already active we cannot start the
+                  * socket */
+                 if (!IN_SET(service->state,
+-                            SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
++                            SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_DEAD_RESOURCES_PINNED, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
+                             SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART_QUEUED))
+                         return log_unit_error_errno(u, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBUSY),
+                                                     "Socket service %s already active, refusing.", UNIT(service)->id);
+@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ static void socket_trigger_notify(Unit *u, Unit *other) {
+                 return;
+ 
+         if (IN_SET(SERVICE(other)->state,
+-                   SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
++                   SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_DEAD_RESOURCES_PINNED, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
+                    SERVICE_FINAL_SIGTERM, SERVICE_FINAL_SIGKILL,
+                    SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART_QUEUED))
+                socket_enter_listening(s);
+diff --git a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh
+new file mode 100755
+index 0000000000..083f5fa055
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh
+@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
++#!/usr/bin/env bash
++# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
++set -eux
++set -o pipefail
++
++systemctl stop systemd-journald.service
++systemd-cat date
++
++# shellcheck disable=SC2016
++timeout 30 bash -xec 'until test "$(systemctl show -p SubState --value systemd-journald.service)" = "running"; do sleep 1; done'
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 3331064..9415df9 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Url:            https://systemd.io
 # Allow users to specify the version and release when building the rpm by 
 # setting the %%version_override and %%release_override macros.
 Version:        %{?version_override}%{!?version_override:256}
-Release:        16%{?dist}
+Release:        17%{?dist}
 
 %global stable %(c="%version"; [ "$c" = "${c#*.*}" ]; echo $?)
 
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Patch0094: 0094-confidential-virt-split-caching-of-CVM-detection-int.patch
 Patch0095: 0095-confidential-virt-add-detection-for-s390x-target.patch
 Patch0096: 0096-man-systemd-detect-virt-fix-row-spanning-for-VM-head.patch
 Patch0097: 0097-man-systemd-detect-virt-list-known-CVM-technologies.patch
+Patch0098: 0098-socket-fix-socket-activation-of-stopped-services-wit.patch
 
 # Downstream-only patches (9000–9999)
 
@@ -1139,6 +1140,9 @@ rm -f .file-list-*
 rm -f %{name}.lang
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 12 2024 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 256-17
+- socket: fix socket activation of stopped services with pinned FD store (RHEL-60896)
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com>
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018