diff --git a/ORBit2-2.14.3-ref-leaks.patch b/ORBit2-2.14.3-ref-leaks.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc4a1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ORBit2-2.14.3-ref-leaks.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+--- ORBit2-2.14.3/src/orb/orb-core/orbit-object.c.ref-leaks	2003-10-29 07:22:12.000000000 -0500
++++ ORBit2-2.14.3/src/orb/orb-core/orbit-object.c	2006-12-08 12:03:55.000000000 -0500
+@@ -115,16 +115,22 @@
+ 	obj->refs = 0;
+ }
+ 
++#define ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL (ORBIT_REFCOUNT_MAX / 2)
++
+ gpointer
+ ORBit_RootObject_duplicate (gpointer obj)
+ {
+ 	ORBit_RootObject robj = obj;
+ 
+-	if (robj && robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_STATIC) {
++	if (robj && robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_STATIC && 
++            robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL) {
+ 		LINK_MUTEX_LOCK   (ORBit_RootObject_lifecycle_lock);
+ 		robj->refs++;
+ 		total_refs++;
+ 		LINK_MUTEX_UNLOCK (ORBit_RootObject_lifecycle_lock);
++		if (robj->refs == ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL)
++			g_warning ("ORB: ORBit_RootObject %p became immortal"
++				   " - reference leaks present", robj);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return obj;
+@@ -135,9 +141,13 @@
+ {
+ 	ORBit_RootObject robj = obj;
+ 
+-	if (robj && robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_STATIC) {
++	if (robj && robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_STATIC &&
++	    robj->refs != ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL) {
+ 		robj->refs++;
+ 		total_refs++;
++		if (robj->refs == ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL)
++			g_warning ("ORB: ORBit_RootObject %p became immortal"
++				   " - reference leaks present", robj);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return obj;
+@@ -148,6 +158,9 @@
+ {
+ 	g_assert (robj->refs < ORBIT_REFCOUNT_MAX && robj->refs > 0);
+ 
++	if (robj->refs == ORBIT_REFCOUNT_IMMORTAL)
++		return;
++
+ 	robj->refs--;
+ 	total_refs--;
+ 
diff --git a/ORBit2.spec b/ORBit2.spec
index b88ef7f..c7f9a7a 100644
--- a/ORBit2.spec
+++ b/ORBit2.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: A high-performance CORBA Object Request Broker
 Name: ORBit2
 Version: 2.14.3
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 License: LGPL/GPL
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 Patch0: ORBit2-2.14.3-multilib.patch
 # fixed in upstream cvs
 Patch1: ORBit2-2.14.3-non-local-ipv4.patch
+# handle ref leaks in the a11y stack more gracefully
+Patch2: ORBit2-2.14.3-ref-leaks.patch
 
 %description
 ORBit is a high-performance CORBA (Common Object Request Broker 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ write such programs, you'll also need to install the ORBIT package.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .multilib
 %patch1 -p1 -b .non-local-ipv4
+%patch2 -p1 -b .ref-leaks
  
 %build
 ## the shipped libtool is broken wrt. multilib
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec  8 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.14.3-4
+- Handle ref leaks in the a11y stack more gracefully (#214795)
+
 * Sun Sep 10 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.14.3-3
 - Make non-local IPv4 work again  (#205950)