diff --git a/plasma-workspace-ksyncdbusenv.patch b/plasma-workspace-ksyncdbusenv.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe097f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plasma-workspace-ksyncdbusenv.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+diff --git a/startkde/ksyncdbusenv/ksyncdbusenv.cpp b/startkde/ksyncdbusenv/ksyncdbusenv.cpp
+index 8a01e7d..06e54d2 100644
+--- a/startkde/ksyncdbusenv/ksyncdbusenv.cpp
++++ b/startkde/ksyncdbusenv/ksyncdbusenv.cpp
+@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
+  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+  */
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
+ #include <QCoreApplication>
+ #include <QDBusConnection>
+ #include <QDBusMessage>
+@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(EnvMap)
+ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ {
+     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
++    qDBusRegisterMetaType<EnvMap>();
+ 
+     QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+ 
+@@ -43,13 +46,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+                                                       QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/DBus"),
+                                                       QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus"),
+                                                       QStringLiteral("UpdateActivationEnvironment"));
+-    qDBusRegisterMetaType<EnvMap>();
+-    msg.setArguments(QList<QVariant>({QVariant::fromValue(envMap)}));
++    msg << QVariant::fromValue(envMap);
+ 
+     QDBusPendingCall reply = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
+     reply.waitForFinished();
+     if (reply.isError()) {
+-	qDebug() << reply.error().name() << reply.error().message();
++        qDebug() << reply.error().name() << reply.error().message();
+     }
+-    return reply.isError() ? 1 : 0;
++    return reply.isError() ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
+ }
diff --git a/plasma-workspace.spec b/plasma-workspace.spec
index a37f461..13ca8ce 100644
--- a/plasma-workspace.spec
+++ b/plasma-workspace.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           plasma-workspace
 Version:        5.2.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Plasma workspace, applications and applets
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/workspace/plasma-workspace
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@ Source0:        http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/plasma/%{version}/%{name}-%{ve
 # This goes to PAM
 Source10:       kde
 
-# Patches
+## downstream Patches
 Patch0:         plasma-workspace-startkde-use-qdbus-qt5.patch
 
+## upstreamable Patches
+# "Could not sync environment to dbus." (startkde)
+# http://bugzilla.redhat.com/1191171
+Patch100:       plasma-workspace-ksyncdbusenv.patch
+
 # udev
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbusmenu-qt5-devel
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ Documentation and user manuals for %{name}.
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 
 %patch0 -p1 -b .startkde
+%patch100 -p1 -b .ksycndbusenv
 
 %build
 
@@ -267,6 +273,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/applications/{plasma-windowed,org
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 11 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 5.2.0-7
+- "Could not sync environment to dbus." (startkde) (#1191171)
+
 * Mon Feb 09 2015 Daniel Vrátil <dvratil@redhat.com> - 5.2.0-6
 - Revert the previous change