diff --git a/sddm-0.18.0-autorotate.patch b/sddm-0.18.0-autorotate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b6f343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sddm-0.18.0-autorotate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -Nru sddm-0.18.0.orig/data/scripts/Xsetup sddm-0.18.0/data/scripts/Xsetup
+--- sddm-0.18.0.orig/data/scripts/Xsetup	2018-09-01 22:09:38.000000000 +0200
++++ sddm-0.18.0/data/scripts/Xsetup	2018-09-15 13:30:03.040962028 +0200
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ #!/bin/sh
+ # Xsetup - run as root before the login dialog appears
+ 
++[ -e /usr/share/autorotate/autorotate ] && /usr/share/autorotate/autorotate
+diff -Nru sddm-0.18.0.orig/data/scripts/Xstop sddm-0.18.0/data/scripts/Xstop
+--- sddm-0.18.0.orig/data/scripts/Xstop	2018-09-01 22:09:38.000000000 +0200
++++ sddm-0.18.0/data/scripts/Xstop	2018-09-15 13:30:21.253040007 +0200
+@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+ #!/bin/sh
+ # Xstop - run as root after stopping X
++killall -9 autorotate
diff --git a/sddm.spec b/sddm.spec
index 274a281..cebb6c9 100644
--- a/sddm.spec
+++ b/sddm.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %define        group_sddm 68
 Name:          sddm
 Version:       0.18.0
-Release:       3mamba
+Release:       4mamba
 Summary:       QML based X11 and Wayland display manager
 Group:         Graphical Desktop/Applications/Environment
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ URL:           https://github.com/sddm/sddm
 Source:        https://github.com/sddm/sddm.git/v%{version}/sddm-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:        sddm-0.17.0-openmamba-pam.patch
 Patch1:        sddm-0.17.0.20180408git-fix-pam-group.patch
+Patch2:        sddm-0.18.0-autorotate.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires: libsystemd-devel
 BuildRequires: libxcb-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: cmake
+Requires:      surface-tools
 %systemd_requires
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ QML based X11 and Wayland display manager.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
 #%patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 %cmake -d build
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ fi
 %doc LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Sep 15 2018 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.18.0-4mamba
+- patch for autorotate support and require surface-tools
+
 * Sun Sep 09 2018 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.18.0-3mamba
 - sddm.conf: also configure Session for autologin to work