diff --git a/SOURCES/python-jinja2-lambda-to-dict.patch b/SOURCES/python-jinja2-lambda-to-dict.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d7723a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/python-jinja2-lambda-to-dict.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 6179c02c91800d220de03006117afa5e6d60f0f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Harris <pete.alex.harris@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:12:10 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Replace lambda for 'dict' in with dict itself
+
+lambda **kw: kw is not equivalent to the dict constructor. It is much less useful.
+In particular it doesn't accept a sequence of pairs.
+Why not put dict itself into the DEFAULT_NAMESPACE?
+Principle of least surprise, etc.
+---
+ jinja2/defaults.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/jinja2/defaults.py b/jinja2/defaults.py
+index a27cb80c..3717a722 100644
+--- a/jinja2/defaults.py
++++ b/jinja2/defaults.py
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ from jinja2.tests import TESTS as DEFAULT_TESTS
+ DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = {
+     'range':        range_type,
+-    'dict':         lambda **kw: kw,
++    'dict':         dict,
+     'lipsum':       generate_lorem_ipsum,
+     'cycler':       Cycler,
+     'joiner':       Joiner
diff --git a/SPECS/python-jinja2.spec b/SPECS/python-jinja2.spec
index e823f41..6d12183 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-jinja2.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-jinja2.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-jinja2
 Version:        2.7.2
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        General purpose template engine
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        BSD
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ Patch1:         %{name}-align-jinjaext-with-compatibility-cleanups.patch
 # for discussion (not yet sent upstream)
 Patch2:         python-jinja2-fix-CVE-2014-0012.patch
 
+# Replace lambda for 'dict' with dict itself to support all dict constructors
+# Backported from Jinja2 2.8
+# https://github.com/pallets/jinja/commit/6179c02c91800d220de03006117afa5e6d60f0f6
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1697237
+Patch3:         python-jinja2-lambda-to-dict.patch
+
 # Fix CVE-2016-10745
 # Also bundling the EscapeFormatter class from markupsafe >= 0.21, as we don't ship
 # that version in RHEL7 and it's required for the CVE fix
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ environments.
 %setup -q -n Jinja2-%{version}
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 
 # cleanup
@@ -165,9 +172,13 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
-* Thu May 02 2019 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 2.7.2-3
+* Thu May 02 2019 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 2.7.2-4
 - Fix for CVE-2016-10745
-Resolves: rhbz#1701308
+Resolves: rhbz#1701309
+
+* Wed Apr 10 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.7.2-3
+- Replace lambda for 'dict' with dict itself to support all dict constructors
+Resolves: rhbz#1697237
 
 * Tue Jan 28 2014 Bohuslav Kabrda <bkabrda@redhat.com> - 2.7.2-2
 - Fix CVE-2014-0012.