diff --git a/00283-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch b/00283-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
index 5845c43..358d473 100644
--- a/00283-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
+++ b/00283-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ index f00f7f6026a..55bc12893d6 100644
 +   dump allocations counts into stderr on shutdown.
 +
 +   .. versionadded:: 2.7.15
+diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+index 28a8d4b..f0d2428 100644
+--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
++++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+@@ -2540,6 +2540,17 @@ exemption allowing new ``-3`` warnings to be added in any Python 2.7
+ maintenance release.
+ 
+ 
++Two new environment variables for debug mode
++--------------------------------------------
++
++When Python is compiled with ``COUNT_ALLOC`` defined, allocation counts are no
++longer dumped by default anymore: the :envvar:`PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT` environment
++variable must now also be set. Moreover, allocation counts are now dumped into
++stderr, rather than stdout. (Contributed by Victor Stinner; :issue:`31692`.)
++
++.. versionadded:: 2.7.15
++
++
+ PEP 434: IDLE Enhancement Exception for All Branches
+ ----------------------------------------------------
+ 
 diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
 index 25df3ed0c41..d14a6620b5d 100644
 --- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -145,16 +167,6 @@ index 415d5ebbd72..418481dadd8 100644
      def test_callback_in_cycle_resurrection(self):
          import gc
  
-diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2017-10-09-11-03-13.bpo-31692.5-bpdk.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2017-10-09-11-03-13.bpo-31692.5-bpdk.rst
-new file mode 100644
-index 00000000000..f32548c67bd
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2017-10-09-11-03-13.bpo-31692.5-bpdk.rst 
-@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
-+Add a new PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT environment variable. When Python is compiled
-+with COUNT_ALLOCS, PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT now has to be set to dump allocation
-+counts into stderr on shutdown. Moreover, allocations statistics are now dumped
-+into stderr rather than stdout.
 diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
 index 677f6e48111..44fe13d2f7d 100644
 --- a/Python/pythonrun.c
diff --git a/00284-add-PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT-env-var.patch b/00284-add-PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT-env-var.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa71dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/00284-add-PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT-env-var.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+index 55bc128..15d5830 100644
+--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
++++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ if Python was configured with the ``--with-pydebug`` build option.
+    If set, Python will print memory allocation statistics every time a new
+    object arena is created, and on shutdown.
+ 
++.. envvar:: PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT
++
++   If set, Python will print the total reference count when the program
++   finishes or after each statement in the interactive interpreter.
++
++   .. versionadded:: 2.7.15
++
+ .. envvar:: PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT
+ 
+    If set and Python was compiled with ``COUNT_ALLOCS`` defined, Python will
+diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+index f0d2428..b29593a 100644
+--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
++++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+@@ -2548,6 +2548,10 @@ longer dumped by default anymore: the :envvar:`PYTHONSHOWALLOCCOUNT` environment
+ variable must now also be set. Moreover, allocation counts are now dumped into
+ stderr, rather than stdout. (Contributed by Victor Stinner; :issue:`31692`.)
+ 
++In debug mode, the ``[xxx refs]`` statistic is not written by default, the
++:envvar:`PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT` environment variable now must also be set.
++(Contributed by Victor Stinner; :issue:`31733`.)
++
+ .. versionadded:: 2.7.15
+ 
+ 
+diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
+index d17f7f3..eb31e34 100644
+--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
++++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
+@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
+ #include "windows.h"
+ #endif
+ 
+-#ifndef Py_REF_DEBUG
+-#define PRINT_TOTAL_REFS()
+-#else /* Py_REF_DEBUG */
+-#define PRINT_TOTAL_REFS() fprintf(stderr,                              \
+-                   "[%" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d refs]\n",                   \
+-                   _Py_GetRefTotal())
+-#endif
+-
+ #ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {
+ #endif
+@@ -104,6 +96,21 @@ PyModule_GetWarningsModule(void)
+     return PyImport_ImportModule("warnings");
+ }
+ 
++static void
++_PyDebug_PrintTotalRefs(void)
++{
++#ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
++    Py_ssize_t total;
++
++    if (!Py_GETENV("PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT")) {
++        return;
++    }
++
++    total = _Py_GetRefTotal();
++    fprintf(stderr, "[%" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d refs]\n", total);
++#endif
++}
++
+ static int initialized = 0;
+ 
+ /* API to access the initialized flag -- useful for esoteric use */
+@@ -486,7 +493,7 @@ Py_Finalize(void)
+     }
+ #endif
+ 
+-    PRINT_TOTAL_REFS();
++    _PyDebug_PrintTotalRefs();
+ 
+ #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
+     /* Display all objects still alive -- this can invoke arbitrary
+@@ -777,7 +784,7 @@ PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flag
+     }
+     for (;;) {
+         ret = PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags(fp, filename, flags);
+-        PRINT_TOTAL_REFS();
++        _PyDebug_PrintTotalRefs();
+         if (ret == E_EOF)
+             return 0;
+         /*
diff --git a/python2.spec b/python2.spec
index 8366e1f..f1462df 100644
--- a/python2.spec
+++ b/python2.spec
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Summary: An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
 Name: %{python}
 # Remember to also rebase python-docs when changing this:
 Version: 2.7.14
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: Python
 Group: Development/Languages
 Requires: %{python}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -734,6 +734,12 @@ Patch280: 00280-Fix-test_regrtest-test_crashed-on-s390x.patch
 # https://bugs.python.org/issue31692
 Patch283: 00283-fix-tests_with_COUNT_ALLOCS.patch
 
+# 00284 #
+# Add a new PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT environment variable. In debug mode, Python now
+# will print the total reference count if PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT is set.
+# Backported from upstream: https://bugs.python.org/issue31733
+Patch284: 00284-add-PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT-env-var.patch
+
 # (New patches go here ^^^)
 #
 # When adding new patches to "python2" and "python3" in Fedora, EL, etc.,
@@ -1040,8 +1046,9 @@ mv Modules/cryptmodule.c Modules/_cryptmodule.c
 %if %{with rewheel}
 %patch198 -p1
 %endif
-%patch283 -p1
 %patch280 -p1
+%patch283 -p1
+%patch284 -p1
 
 
 %if 0%{?_module_build}
@@ -1922,6 +1929,10 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 02 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 2.7.14-2
+- Add a new PYTHONSHOWREFCOUNT environment variable for printing the reference
+  count in debug builds.
+
 * Mon Oct 09 2017 Iryna Shcherbina <ishcherb@redhat.com> - 2.7.14-1
 - Update to version 2.7.14