diff --git a/templates/readline/template b/templates/readline/template
index e5f78b444e7..dea2681e26d 100644
--- a/templates/readline/template
+++ b/templates/readline/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# Template file for 'readline'
 pkgname=readline
-version=5.2
-distfiles=ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz
+readline_distver=5.2
+readline_patchver=013
+version=${readline_distver}.${readline_patchver}
+distfiles=ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/$pkgname-$readline_distver.tar.gz
 build_style=gnu_configure
 make_build_args="SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses"
 short_desc="The GNU Readline Library"
@@ -16,10 +17,25 @@ long_desc="
  those lines, and perform csh-like history expansion on previous
  commands."
 
-base_chroot=yes
 build_depends="ncurses-5.6"
 run_depends="glibc-2.8 $build_depends"
 
+pre_configure()
+{
+	# Apply all patches for current version.
+	local URL="ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/$pkgname-$readline_distver-patches/"
+	local lver="readline52"
+
+	for p in $(seq -w 001 $readline_patchver); do
+		if [ ! -f "$XBPS_SRCDISTDIR/$lver-$p" ]; then
+			msg_normal "Fetching $pkgname-$version patch: $lver-$p."
+			cd $XBPS_SRCDISTDIR && $fetch_cmd $URL/$lver-$p || bye 1
+		fi
+		msg_normal "Applying patch: $lver-$p."
+		cd $wrksrc && patch -s -p0 < $XBPS_SRCDISTDIR/$lver-$p || bye 1
+	done
+}
+
 post_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version