diff --git a/screen-4.5.1-xterm.patch b/screen-4.5.1-xterm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fbce33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screen-4.5.1-xterm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -urNp old/etc/etcscreenrc new/etc/etcscreenrc
+--- old/etc/etcscreenrc	2017-05-25 15:37:24.096236010 +0200
++++ new/etc/etcscreenrc	2017-05-25 15:43:47.203723396 +0200
+@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ terminfo sun 'up=^K:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%
+ #
+ # Do not use xterms alternate window buffer. 
+ # This one would not add lines to the scrollback buffer.
+-termcap xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
+-terminfo xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
++termcap xterm|xterms|xs|xterm-* ti=\E7\E[?47l
++terminfo xterm|xterms|xs|xterm-* ti=\E7\E[?47l
+ 
+ #make hp700 termcap/info better
+ termcap  hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
+diff -urNp old/etc/etcscreenrc.screenrc new/etc/etcscreenrc.screenrc
+--- old/etc/etcscreenrc.screenrc	2017-05-25 15:37:24.095236014 +0200
++++ new/etc/etcscreenrc.screenrc	2017-05-25 15:44:19.091615115 +0200
+@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ terminfo xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?
+ #
+ # Do not use xterms alternate window buffer. 
+ # This one would not add lines to the scrollback buffer.
+-termcap xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
+-terminfo xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
++termcap xterm|xterms|xs|xterm-* ti=\E7\E[?47l
++terminfo xterm|xterms|xs|xterm-* ti=\E7\E[?47l
+ 
+ #make hp700 termcap/info better
+ termcap  hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
diff --git a/screen.spec b/screen.spec
index 0e4ad58..0daf10f 100644
--- a/screen.spec
+++ b/screen.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Patch3:         screen-E3.patch
 Patch4:         screen-4.3.1-suppress_remap.patch
 Patch5:         screen-4.3.1-crypt.patch
 Patch6:         screen-4.5.1-texinfo.patch
+Patch7:         screen-4.5.1-xterm.patch
 
 %description
 The screen utility allows you to have multiple logins on just one
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ support multiple logins on one terminal.
 %patch4 -p1 -b .suppress_remap
 %patch5 -p1 -b .crypto
 %patch6 -p1 -b .texinpatch
+%patch7 -p1 -b .xterm
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Thu May 25 2017 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 4.5.1-2
 - fix typos in info doc file (#1434671)
+- fix screenrc configuration to cover xterm-* terminals (#1428337)
 
 * Wed Mar 01 2017 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 4.5.1-1
 - New upstream release 4.5.1 (#1426871)