diff --git a/0002-properties-fix-validation-of-static-key-in-GUI.patch b/0002-properties-fix-validation-of-static-key-in-GUI.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07f98bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-properties-fix-validation-of-static-key-in-GUI.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From eae01ceaeed9bf2c46a3b402fef89024dde0853b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Brandon Guttersohn <bguttersohn@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:57:58 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] properties: fix validation of static-key in GUI
+
+Otherwise it's not possible to edit a connection with static key.
+
+[thaller@redhat.com: modified original patch and add commit message]
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788226
+
+Fixes: 86a70095afc229f1f970b7e546390d166152cfc2
+(cherry picked from commit b83f028a6da067dcc9b31555c15411f0288ebda1)
+---
+ properties/auth-helpers.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/properties/auth-helpers.c b/properties/auth-helpers.c
+index c55afd1..16ff6e5 100644
+--- a/properties/auth-helpers.c
++++ b/properties/auth-helpers.c
+@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ auth_widget_check_validity (GtkBuilder *builder, const char *contype, GError **e
+ 	} else if (!strcmp (contype, NM_OPENVPN_CONTYPE_STATIC_KEY)) {
+ 		widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "sk_key_chooser"));
+ 		filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_filename (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (widget));
+-		if (filename && strlen (filename)) {
++		if (!filename || !filename[0]) {
+ 			g_free (filename);
+ 			g_set_error (error,
+ 			             NMV_EDITOR_PLUGIN_ERROR,
+-- 
+2.13.5
+
diff --git a/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec b/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
index 6e98ad7..0156f2b 100644
--- a/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
+++ b/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ Summary:   NetworkManager VPN plugin for OpenVPN
 Name:      NetworkManager-openvpn
 Epoch:     1
 Version:   1.8.0
-Release:   2%{?dist}
+Release:   3%{?dist}
 License:   GPLv2+
 URL:       http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
 Group:     System Environment/Base
 Source0:   https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-openvpn/1.8/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 Patch1: 0001-properties-fix-unusable-config-imports.patch
+Patch2: 0002-properties-fix-validation-of-static-key-in-GUI.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gtk3-devel
 BuildRequires: NetworkManager-devel
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ the OpenVPN server with NetworkManager (GNOME files).
 %setup -q
 
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 if [ ! -f configure ]; then
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/NetworkManager/lib*.la
 %{_datadir}/appdata/network-manager-openvpn.metainfo.xml
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 27 2017 Thomas Haller <thaller@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.0-3
+- properties: fix validation of static-key in GUI (bgo#788226)
+
 * Tue Sep 26 2017 Thomas Haller <thaller@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.0-2
 - properties: fix handling user-ca in GUI