diff --git a/xterm-242-xbell.patch b/xterm-242-xbell.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98ae04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xterm-242-xbell.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# patch by Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
+# created  Sat Feb 28 16:00:38 UTC 2009
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# misc.c         |   16 +++++++---------
+# version.h      |    4 ++--
+# xterm.log.html |   10 +++++++++-
+# 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Index: misc.c
+--- xterm-242+/misc.c	2009-02-13 23:39:29.000000000 +0000
++++ xterm-242a/misc.c	2009-02-28 15:37:30.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-/* $XTermId: misc.c,v 1.405 2009/02/13 23:39:29 tom Exp $ */
++/* $XTermId: misc.c,v 1.406 2009/02/28 15:37:30 tom Exp $ */
+ 
+ /*
+  *
+@@ -821,16 +821,14 @@
+ void
+ xtermBell(XtermWidget xw, int which, int percent)
+ {
+-    if (percent > 0) {
+-	TScreen *screen = TScreenOf(xw);
++    TScreen *screen = TScreenOf(xw);
+ #if defined(HAVE_XKB_BELL_EXT)
+-	Atom tony = AtomBell(xw, which);
+-	if (tony != None) {
+-	    XkbBell(screen->display, VShellWindow, percent, tony);
+-	} else
++    Atom tony = AtomBell(xw, which);
++    if (tony != None) {
++	XkbBell(screen->display, VShellWindow, percent, tony);
++    } else
+ #endif
+-	    XBell(screen->display, percent);
+-    }
++	XBell(screen->display, percent);
+ }
+ 
+ void
diff --git a/xterm.spec b/xterm.spec
index 2508979..72b8aaa 100644
--- a/xterm.spec
+++ b/xterm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Terminal emulator for the X Window System
 Name: xterm
 Version: 242
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 URL: http://dickey.his.com/xterm
 License: MIT
 Group: User Interface/X
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Source2: %{name}.desktop
 Patch1: xterm-242-resources.patch
 Patch2: xterm-222-can-2003-0063.patch
 Patch3: xterm-226-man-page_paths.patch
+Patch4: xterm-242-xbell.patch
 
 %bcond_with trace
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ programs that can't use the window system directly.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .resources
 %patch2 -p1 -b .can-2003-0063
 %patch3 -p1 -b .man-page_paths
+%patch4 -p1 -b .xbell
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{x11_app_defaults_dir}/XTerm-color
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 02 2009 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> 242-3
+- fix bell (#487829)
+
 * Thu Feb 26 2009 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 242-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Mass_Rebuild