diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 3b628b2..f9c92e1 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Summary: PyQt5 is Python bindings for Qt5
 Name: 	 python-qt5 
 Version: 5.8.1
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 # all BSD, except for GPLv2+ dbus bindings and examples
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-dbus
 Obsoletes: python-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
 %endif
 
-Requires: %{name}-rpm-macros = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: dbus-python
+Requires: %{name}-base%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-private-devel
 %{?_qt5:Requires: %{_qt5}%{?_isa} = %{_qt5_version}}
 %{?_sip_api:Requires: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
@@ -96,6 +95,13 @@ Provides: python2-qt5%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description
 PyQt5 is Python bindings for Qt5.
 
+%package base
+Summary: Python bindings for Qt5 base
+Requires: %{name}-rpm-macros = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: dbus-python
+Obsoletes: python-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
+%description base
+
 %package devel
 Summary: Development files for %{name}
 Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -126,9 +132,19 @@ Obsoletes: python3-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
 %endif
 Provides: python3-PyQt5 = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: python3-PyQt5%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: python3-qt5-base%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+%description -n python3-qt5
+%{summary}.
+
+%package -n python3-qt5-base
+Summary: Python 3 bindings for Qt5 base
+%{?_qt5:Requires: %{_qt5}%{?_isa} = %{_qt5_version}}
+%{?_sip_api:Requires: python3-sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
+Provides: python3-PyQt5-base = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: python3-PyQt5-base%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-rpm-macros = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: python3-dbus
-%description -n python3-qt5
+%description -n python3-qt5-base
 %{summary}.
 
 %package -n python3-qt5-devel
@@ -282,45 +298,26 @@ sed -i \
 
 %if 0%{?with_python2}
 %files
-%doc NEWS README
-%license LICENSE
-%{python2_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so
 %{_qt5_plugindir}/PyQt5/
-%dir %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/__init__.py*
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/Enginio.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/Qt.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtBluetooth.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtCore.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDBus.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDesigner.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtGui.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtHelp.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtLocation.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtMultimedia.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtMultimediaWidgets.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNetwork.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNfc.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtOpenGL.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPositioning.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPrintSupport.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQml.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQuick.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQuickWidgets.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSensors.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSerialPort.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSql.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSvg.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtTest.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebChannel.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebSockets.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWidgets.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtX11Extras.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXml.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXmlPatterns.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_0.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_1.so
-%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_4_1_Core.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/uic/
 %{_qt5_plugindir}/designer/libpyqt5.so
 # *was* in -devel
@@ -332,6 +329,27 @@ sed -i \
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/pyrcc.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/pyrcc_main.py*
 
+%files base
+%doc NEWS README
+%license LICENSE
+%{python2_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so
+%dir %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/__init__.py*
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/Qt.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtCore.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDBus.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtGui.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNetwork.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtOpenGL.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPrintSupport.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSql.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtTest.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWidgets.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXml.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_0.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_1.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_4_1_Core.so
+
 %if 0%{?webengine}
 %files webengine
 %{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebEngine.*
@@ -354,45 +372,25 @@ sed -i \
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 %files -n python3-qt5
-%doc NEWS README
-%license LICENSE
-%{python3_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so
-%dir %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/__pycache__/
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/__init__.py*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/Enginio.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/Qt.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtBluetooth.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtCore.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDBus.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDesigner.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtGui.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtHelp.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtLocation.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtMultimedia.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtMultimediaWidgets.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNetwork.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNfc.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtOpenGL.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPositioning.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPrintSupport.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQml.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQuick.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtQuickWidgets.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSensors.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSerialPort.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSql.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSvg.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtTest.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebChannel.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebSockets.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWidgets.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtX11Extras.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXml.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXmlPatterns.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_0.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_1.*
-%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_4_1_Core.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/uic/
 # *was* in python3-qt5-devel
 %{_bindir}/pylupdate5
@@ -403,6 +401,28 @@ sed -i \
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/pyrcc.so
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/pyrcc_main.py*
 
+%files -n python3-qt5-base
+%doc NEWS README
+%license LICENSE
+%{python3_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so
+%dir %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/__pycache__/
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/__init__.py*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/Qt.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtCore.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtDBus.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtGui.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtNetwork.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtOpenGL.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtPrintSupport.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtSql.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtTest.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWidgets.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtXml.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_0.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_2_1.*
+%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/_QOpenGLFunctions_4_1_Core.*
+
 %if 0%{?webengine}
 %files -n python3-qt5-webengine
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/QtWebEngine.*
@@ -431,6 +451,10 @@ sed -i \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 29 2017 Thomas Woerner <twoerner@redhat.com> - 5.8.1-3
+- New base sub package to provide QtBase only (RHBZ#1394626)
+- New requirement from the main package to the base sub package
+
 * Tue Mar 28 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.8.1-2
 - add missing -webengine/-webkit descriptions
 - better python3-qt5-devel description