diff --git a/kdelibs-4.5.2-comic_applet_kde253387.patch b/kdelibs-4.5.2-comic_applet_kde253387.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..420a119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.5.2-comic_applet_kde253387.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- branches/KDE/4.5/kdelibs/plasma/tooltipmanager.cpp	2010/09/28 01:19:58	1180436
++++ branches/KDE/4.5/kdelibs/plasma/tooltipmanager.cpp	2010/10/08 11:35:52	1183776
+@@ -236,10 +236,12 @@
+             }
+         }
+ 
+-        d->tipWidget->setContent(widget, data);
+-        d->tipWidget->prepareShowing();
+-        if (m_corona) {
+-            d->tipWidget->moveTo(m_corona->popupPosition(widget, d->tipWidget->size(), Qt::AlignCenter));
++        if (d->tipWidget) {
++            d->tipWidget->setContent(widget, data);
++            d->tipWidget->prepareShowing();
++            if (m_corona) {
++                d->tipWidget->moveTo(m_corona->popupPosition(widget, d->tipWidget->size(), Qt::AlignCenter));
++            }
+         }
+     }
+ }
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 79d3dd5..3b3c434 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Summary: KDE Libraries
 Version: 4.5.2
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 
 Name: kdelibs
 Epoch: 6
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ Patch27: kdelibs-4.4.80-no_rpath.patch
 Patch50: kdelibs-4.5.1-knewstuff_gpg2.patch
 
 ## 4.5 upstream
+Patch100:  kdelibs-4.5.2-comic_applet_kde253387.patch 
 
 ## trunk upstream
-Patch100: kdelibs-4.5.2-krun-kde#253294.patch
+Patch150: kdelibs-4.5.2-krun-kde#253294.patch
 
 ## security fix
 # Not Upstreamed? why not ? -- Rex
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@ format for use with the Qt 4 Assistant or KDevelop 4.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .kde149705
 %patch8 -p1 -b .install_all_css
 %patch9 -p1 -b .branding
+# add release version as part of branding (suggested by cailon)
+sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanager.cpp
 %patch11 -p1 -b .policykit-workaround
 %patch12 -p1 -b .Administration-menu
 %patch14 -p1 -b .libexecdir
@@ -257,7 +260,8 @@ format for use with the Qt 4 Assistant or KDevelop 4.
 %patch50 -p1 -b .knewstuff_gpg2
 
 # upstream patches
-%patch100 -p1 -b .kde#253294
+%patch100 -p4 -b .comic_applet_kde253387
+%patch150 -p1 -b .kde#253294
 
 # security fix
 %patch200 -p1 -b .CVE-2009-2702
@@ -265,9 +269,6 @@ format for use with the Qt 4 Assistant or KDevelop 4.
 
 %build
 
-# add release version
-sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanager.cpp
-
 mkdir -p %{_target_platform}
 pushd %{_target_platform}
 %{cmake_kde4} -DKDE_DISTRIBUTION_TEXT="%{version}-%{release} Fedora" ..
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
 
 # build apidocs
 %if 0%{?apidocs}
-export QTDOCDIR=`pkg-config --variable=docdir Qt`
+export QTDOCDIR="%{?_qt4_docdir}%{?!_qt4_docdir:%(pkg-config --variable=docdir Qt)}"
 %if 0%{?apidocs_qch}
 export PROJECT_NAME="%{name}"
 export PROJECT_VERSION="%{version}%{?alphatag}"
@@ -505,6 +506,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 08 2010 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.5.2-5
+- switching comic in commic applet crashes plasma (kde#253387,rh#640619)
+
 * Thu Oct 07 2010 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> - 4.5.2-4
 - kde253294, KMail and Kopete download and open https url instead of only opening