diff --git a/kdelibs-4.4.2-kpixmapcache.patch b/kdelibs-4.4.2-kpixmapcache.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7c6319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.4.2-kpixmapcache.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+--- kdelibs/kdeui/util/kpixmapcache.cpp	2010/03/17 02:34:11	1104230
++++ kdelibs/kdeui/util/kpixmapcache.cpp	2010/03/17 02:38:08	1104231
+@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
+ #include <kstandarddirs.h>
+ #include <kdebug.h>
+ #include <klockfile.h>
++#include <ksavefile.h>
+ #include <ksvgrenderer.h>
+ #include <kdefakes.h>
+ 
+@@ -633,6 +634,10 @@
+     qint32 leftchild, rightchild;
+     stream >> fkey >> foffset >> timesused >> lastused >> leftchild >> rightchild;
+ 
++    if (fkey.isEmpty()) {
++        return start;
++    }
++
+     if (key < fkey) {
+         if (leftchild) {
+             return binarySearchKey(stream, key, leftchild);
+@@ -660,12 +665,21 @@
+     //  exist yet and there are no entries. Otherwise, do a binary search
+     //  starting from the root node.
+     if (!stream.atEnd()) {
++        // One exception is that the root node may exist but be invalid,
++        // which can happen when the cache data is discarded. This is
++        // represented by an empty fkey
++        QString fkey;
++        stream >> fkey;
++
++        if (fkey.isEmpty()) {
++            delete device;
++            return -1;
++        }
++
+         int nodeoffset = binarySearchKey(stream, key, mIndexRootOffset);
+ 
+         // Load the found entry and check if it's the one we're looking for.
+         device->seek(nodeoffset);
+-        QString fkey;
+-        stream >> fkey;
+         if (fkey == key) {
+             // Read offset and statistics
+             qint32 foffset;
+@@ -814,7 +828,9 @@
+         QString fkey;
+         stream.device()->seek(parentoffset);
+         stream >> fkey;
+-        if (key == fkey) {
++
++        // The key would be empty if the cache had been discarded.
++        if (key == fkey || fkey.isEmpty()) {
+             // We're overwriting an existing entry
+             offset = parentoffset;
+         }
+@@ -1195,16 +1211,14 @@
+         return false;
+     }
+ 
+-    d->invalidateMmapFiles();
+-    d->unmmapFiles();
+-
+-    d->mEnabled = false;
+-
+     KPCLockFile lock(d->mLockFileName);
+     // Hope we got the lock...
+ 
++    d->invalidateMmapFiles();
++    d->mEnabled = false;
++
+     // Create index file
+-    QFile indexfile(d->mIndexFile);
++    KSaveFile indexfile(d->mIndexFile);
+     if (!indexfile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+         kError() << "Couldn't create index file" << d->mIndexFile;
+         return false;
+@@ -1212,7 +1226,7 @@
+ 
+     d->mCacheId = ::time(0);
+     d->mTimestamp = ::time(0);
+-    
++
+     // We can't know the full size until custom headers written.
+     // mmapFiles() will take care of correcting the size.
+     KPixmapCacheIndexHeader indexHeader = { {0}, KPIXMAPCACHE_VERSION, 0, d->mCacheId, d->mTimestamp };
+@@ -1221,7 +1235,7 @@
+     indexfile.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&indexHeader), sizeof indexHeader);
+ 
+     // Create data file
+-    QFile datafile(d->mDataFile);
++    KSaveFile datafile(d->mDataFile);
+     if (!datafile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+         kError() << "Couldn't create data file" << d->mDataFile;
+         return false;
+@@ -1243,40 +1257,54 @@
+     // Close the files and mmap them (if mmapping is used)
+     indexfile.close();
+     datafile.close();
++    indexfile.finalize();
++    datafile.finalize();
++
+     d->mEnabled = true;
+     d->mmapFiles();
++
+     return true;
+ }
+ 
+ void KPixmapCache::deleteCache(const QString& name)
+ {
+-    foreach (KPixmapCache::Private *d, Private::mCaches) {
+-        if (d->mName == name && d->mInited) {
+-            d->q->discard();
+-        }
+-    }
++    QString indexFile = KGlobal::dirs()->locateLocal("cache", "kpc/" + name + ".index");
++    QString dataFile  = KGlobal::dirs()->locateLocal("cache", "kpc/" + name + ".data");
++
++    QFile::remove(indexFile);
++    QFile::remove(dataFile);
+ }
+ 
+ void KPixmapCache::discard()
+ {
+-    d->invalidateMmapFiles();
+-    d->unmmapFiles();
+-    d->mInited = false;
++    // To "discard" the cache we simply have to make sure that every that
++    // was in there before is no longer present when we search for them.
++    // Easiest way to do *that* is to simply delete the index.
++
++    KPCLockFile lock(d->mLockFileName);
++    if(!lock.isValid()) {
++        kError(264) << "Unable to lock pixmap cache when trying to discard it";
++        return;
++    }
++
++    QIODevice *device = d->indexDevice();
++    if (!device) {
++        kError(264) << "Unable to access index when trying to discard cache";
++        return;
++    }
++
++    device->seek(d->mIndexRootOffset);
++    QDataStream stream(device);
++
++    // Stream an empty QString as the hash key to signify that the cache
++    // has been discarded.
++    stream << QString();
+ 
+     if (d->mUseQPixmapCache) {
+         // TODO: This is broken, it removes every cached QPixmap in the whole
+         // process, not just this KPixmapCache.
+         QPixmapCache::clear();
+     }
+-
+-    QString indexFile = KGlobal::dirs()->locateLocal("cache", "kpc/" + d->mName + ".index");
+-    QString dataFile  = KGlobal::dirs()->locateLocal("cache", "kpc/" + d->mName + ".data");
+-
+-    QFile::remove(indexFile);
+-    QFile::remove(dataFile);
+-
+-    // No need to remove the lockfile
+-    d->init();
+ }
+ 
+ void KPixmapCache::removeEntries(int newsize)
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 66abca9..75fc624 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Patch24: kdelibs-4.3.1-drkonq.patch
 # paths (like /usr/lib64) already! With this, we can drop
 # -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON (finally)
 Patch27: kdelibs-4.3.98-no_rpath.patch
+# bug:568389 (crash in kpixmapcache)
+Patch28: kdelibs-4.4.2-kpixmapcache.patch
 
 # upstreamable
 
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ format for easy browsing.
 %patch24 -p1 -b .drkonq
 %endif
 %patch27 -p1 -b .no_rpath
+%patch28 -p1 -b .kpixmapcache
 
 # upstreamable patches
 
@@ -426,6 +429,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 17 2010 Lukas Tinkl <ltinkl@redhat.com> - 6:4.4.1-6
+- fix crash in KPixmapCache (bug#568389)
+
 * Tue Mar 09 2010 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 6:4.4.1-5
 - rebuild (soprano)