diff --git a/PackageKit-1.2.7-upstream-fix-pk_transaction_dispose-assertion_failed.patch b/PackageKit-1.2.7-upstream-fix-pk_transaction_dispose-assertion_failed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ee38c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PackageKit-1.2.7-upstream-fix-pk_transaction_dispose-assertion_failed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 96a05994d528777ad7708c49dac012145693df1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matthias Klumpp <matthias@tenstral.net>
+Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:04:20 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] transaction: We only need to emit finished when we were
+ committed
+
+A transaction that has been staged but never actually has been committed
+to run will never emit a ::Finished signal, and in this case that is
+acceptable behavior.
+
+Resolves: #656
+---
+ src/pk-transaction.c | 6 ++++--
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/pk-transaction.c b/src/pk-transaction.c
+index c9856b0a3..39ef37c97 100644
+--- a/src/pk-transaction.c
++++ b/src/pk-transaction.c
+@@ -5524,8 +5524,10 @@ pk_transaction_dispose (GObject *object)
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (transaction->priv->registration_id > 0) {
+-		/* We should have emitted ::Finished if the object was ever registered */
+-		g_assert (transaction->priv->emitted_finished);
++		/* We should have emitted ::Finished if the object was ever registered and committed */
++		if (transaction->priv->state != PK_TRANSACTION_STATE_UNKNOWN &&
++		    transaction->priv->state != PK_TRANSACTION_STATE_NEW)
++			g_assert (transaction->priv->emitted_finished);
+ 
+ 		g_dbus_connection_unregister_object (transaction->priv->connection,
+ 						     transaction->priv->registration_id);
diff --git a/PackageKit.spec b/PackageKit.spec
index 71e4cb4..0dcfad7 100644
--- a/PackageKit.spec
+++ b/PackageKit.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          PackageKit
 Version:       1.2.7
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A system designed to make installing and updating software on your computer easier
 Group:         System/Management
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch16:       PackageKit-1.1.12-dnf-repos-dir.patch
 Patch17:       PackageKit-1.1.12-dnf-disable-trusted-packages-check.patch
 Patch18:       PackageKit-1.1.12-upstream-dnf-invalidate-the-sack-cache-after-downloading-new-metadata.patch
 Patch19:       PackageKit-1.2.6-enable-ShutdownTimeout.patch
+Patch20:        PackageKit-1.2.7-upstream-fix-pk_transaction_dispose-assertion_failed.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ This package contains the Gtk interface library for %{name}.
 %patch 17 -p1
 #%patch18 -p1
 %patch 19 -p1
+%patch 20 -p1 -b .upstream-fix-pk_transaction_dispose-assertion_failed
 
 sed -i "s|openmandriva|openmamba|" meson_options.txt
 
@@ -190,6 +192,9 @@ install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}/var/cache/PackageKit
 %doc NEWS README
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 14 2023 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.2.7-2mamba
+- upstream patch to fix packagekitd crash on assertion failure (see https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/issues/656 )
+
 * Sat Sep 02 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.2.7-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist