diff --git a/SOURCES/readline-7.0-bracketed-paste.patch b/SOURCES/readline-7.0-bracketed-paste.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6270b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/readline-7.0-bracketed-paste.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+diff --git a/bind.c b/bind.c
+--- a/bind.c
++++ b/bind.c
+@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@ static const struct {
+   { "convert-meta",		&_rl_convert_meta_chars_to_ascii, 0 },
+   { "disable-completion",	&rl_inhibit_completion,		0 },
+   { "echo-control-characters",	&_rl_echo_control_chars,	0 },
++  { "enable-bracketed-paste",  &_rl_enable_bracketed_paste,    0 },
+   { "enable-keypad",		&_rl_enable_keypad,		0 },
+   { "enable-meta-key",		&_rl_enable_meta,		0 },
+   { "expand-tilde",		&rl_complete_with_tilde_expansion, 0 },
+diff --git a/funmap.c b/funmap.c
+--- a/funmap.c
++++ b/funmap.c
+@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const FUNMAP default_funmap[] = {
+   { "backward-word", rl_backward_word },
+   { "beginning-of-history", rl_beginning_of_history },
+   { "beginning-of-line", rl_beg_of_line },
++  { "bracketed-paste-begin", rl_bracketed_paste_begin },
+   { "call-last-kbd-macro", rl_call_last_kbd_macro },
+   { "capitalize-word", rl_capitalize_word },
+   { "character-search", rl_char_search },
+diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c
+--- a/kill.c
++++ b/kill.c
+@@ -656,6 +656,55 @@ rl_yank_last_arg (count, key)
+   return retval;
+ }
+
++/* Having read the special escape sequence denoting the beginning of a
++   `bracketed paste' sequence, read the rest of the pasted input until the
++   closing sequence and insert the pasted text as a single unit without
++   interpretation. */
++int
++rl_bracketed_paste_begin (int count, int key)
++{
++  int retval, c;
++  size_t len, cap;
++  char *buf;
++
++  retval = 1;
++  len = 0;
++  buf = xmalloc (cap = 64);
++
++  RL_SETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);
++  while ((c = rl_read_key ()) >= 0)
++    {
++      if (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_MACRODEF))
++	_rl_add_macro_char (c);
++
++      if (c == '\r')		/* XXX */
++	c = '\n';
++
++      if (len == cap)
++	buf = xrealloc (buf, cap *= 2);
++
++      buf[len++] = c;
++      if (len >= BRACK_PASTE_SLEN && c == BRACK_PASTE_LAST &&
++	  STREQN (buf + len - BRACK_PASTE_SLEN, BRACK_PASTE_SUFF, BRACK_PASTE_SLEN))
++	{
++	  len -= BRACK_PASTE_SLEN;
++	  break;
++	}
++    }
++  RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);
++
++  if (c >= 0)
++    {
++      if (len == cap)
++	buf = xrealloc (buf, cap + 1);
++      buf[len] = '\0';
++      retval = rl_insert_text (buf);
++    }
++
++  xfree (buf);
++  return (retval);
++}
++
+ /* A special paste command for users of Cygnus's cygwin32. */
+ #if defined (__CYGWIN__)
+ #include <windows.h>
+diff --git a/readline.c b/readline.c
+--- a/readline.c
++++ b/readline.c
+@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ static void readline_initialize_everything PARAMS((void));
+ static void bind_arrow_keys_internal PARAMS((Keymap));
+ static void bind_arrow_keys PARAMS((void));
+
++static void bind_bracketed_paste_prefix PARAMS((void));
++
+ static void readline_default_bindings PARAMS((void));
+ static void reset_default_bindings PARAMS((void));
+
+@@ -285,6 +287,11 @@ int _rl_revert_all_at_newline = 0;
+    characters corresponding to keyboard-generated signals. */
+ int _rl_echo_control_chars = 1;
+
++/* Non-zero means to attempt to put the terminal in `bracketed paste mode',
++   where it will prefix pasted text with an escape sequence and send
++   another to mark the end of the paste. */
++int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = 0;
++
+ /* **************************************************************** */
+ /*								    */
+ /*			Top Level Functions			    */
+@@ -1143,6 +1150,10 @@ readline_initialize_everything ()
+   /* Try to bind a common arrow key prefix, if not already bound. */
+   bind_arrow_keys ();
+
++  /* Bind the bracketed paste prefix assuming that the user will enable
++     it on terminals that support it. */
++  bind_bracketed_paste_prefix ();
++
+   /* Enable the meta key, if this terminal has one. */
+   if (_rl_enable_meta)
+     _rl_enable_meta_key ();
+@@ -1234,6 +1245,22 @@ bind_arrow_keys ()
+ #endif
+ }
+
++static void
++bind_bracketed_paste_prefix (void)
++{
++  Keymap xkeymap;
++
++  xkeymap = _rl_keymap;
++
++  _rl_keymap = emacs_standard_keymap;
++  rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound (BRACK_PASTE_PREF, rl_bracketed_paste_begin);
++
++  _rl_keymap = vi_insertion_keymap;
++  rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound (BRACK_PASTE_PREF, rl_bracketed_paste_begin);
++
++  _rl_keymap = xkeymap;
++}
++
+ /* **************************************************************** */
+ /*								    */
+ /*		Saving and Restoring Readline's state		    */
+diff --git a/readline.h b/readline.h
+--- a/readline.h
++++ b/readline.h
+@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ extern int rl_yank PARAMS((int, int));
+ extern int rl_yank_pop PARAMS((int, int));
+ extern int rl_yank_nth_arg PARAMS((int, int));
+ extern int rl_yank_last_arg PARAMS((int, int));
++extern int rl_bracketed_paste_begin PARAMS((int, int));
+ /* Not available unless __CYGWIN__ is defined. */
+ #ifdef __CYGWIN__
+ extern int rl_paste_from_clipboard PARAMS((int, int));
+diff --git a/rlprivate.h b/rlprivate.h
+--- a/rlprivate.h
++++ b/rlprivate.h
+@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ extern int rl_blink_matching_paren;
+
+ /* kill.c */
+ extern int rl_set_retained_kills PARAMS((int));
++#define BRACK_PASTE_PREF	"\033[200~"
++#define BRACK_PASTE_SUFF	"\033[201~"
++
++#define BRACK_PASTE_LAST	'~'
++#define BRACK_PASTE_SLEN	6
++
++#define BRACK_PASTE_INIT	"\033[?2004h"
++#define BRACK_PASTE_FINI	"\033[?2004l\r"
+
+ /* terminal.c */
+ extern void _rl_set_screen_size PARAMS((int, int));
+@@ -452,6 +460,7 @@ extern int _rl_output_meta_chars;
+ extern int _rl_bind_stty_chars;
+ extern int _rl_revert_all_at_newline;
+ extern int _rl_echo_control_chars;
++extern int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste;
+ extern char *_rl_comment_begin;
+ extern unsigned char _rl_parsing_conditionalized_out;
+ extern Keymap _rl_keymap;
+diff --git a/rltty.c b/rltty.c
+--- a/rltty.c
++++ b/rltty.c
+@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ static void set_winsize PARAMS((int));
+ /*								    */
+ /* **************************************************************** */
+
++/* Non-zero means that the terminal is in a prepped state.  There are several
++   flags that are OR'd in to denote whether or not we have sent various
++   init strings to the terminal. */
++#define TPX_PREPPED	0x01
++#define TPX_BRACKPASTE	0x02
++
+ /* Non-zero means that the terminal is in a prepped state. */
+ static int terminal_prepped;
+
+@@ -595,7 +601,7 @@ void
+ rl_prep_terminal (meta_flag)
+      int meta_flag;
+ {
+-  int tty;
++  int tty, nprep;
+   TIOTYPE tio;
+
+   if (terminal_prepped)
+@@ -659,8 +665,16 @@ rl_prep_terminal (meta_flag)
+   if (_rl_enable_keypad)
+     _rl_control_keypad (1);
+
++  nprep = TPX_PREPPED;
++
++  if (_rl_enable_bracketed_paste)
++  {
++        fprintf (rl_outstream, BRACK_PASTE_INIT);
++        nprep |= TPX_BRACKPASTE;
++  }
++
+   fflush (rl_outstream);
+-  terminal_prepped = 1;
++  terminal_prepped = nprep;
+   RL_SETSTATE(RL_STATE_TERMPREPPED);
+
+   _rl_release_sigint ();
+@@ -680,6 +694,9 @@ rl_deprep_terminal ()
+
+   tty = rl_instream ? fileno (rl_instream) : fileno (stdout);
+
++  if (terminal_prepped & TPX_BRACKPASTE)
++    fprintf (rl_outstream, BRACK_PASTE_FINI);
++
+   if (_rl_enable_keypad)
+     _rl_control_keypad (0);
diff --git a/SPECS/readline.spec b/SPECS/readline.spec
index 23c2a86..590331e 100644
--- a/SPECS/readline.spec
+++ b/SPECS/readline.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A library for editing typed command lines
 Name: readline
 Version: 6.2
-Release: 10%{?dist}
+Release: 11%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Patch22:  readline-6.2-cppmacro.patch
 # in new version of readline needs to be deleted
 Patch23:  readline-6.2-gdb.patch
 Patch24:  readline-6.2-rl_trace.patch
+Patch25:  readline-7.0-bracketed-paste.patch
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ library.
 %patch22 -p1 -b .cppmacro
 %patch23 -p1 -b .gdb
 %patch24 -p1 -b .rl
+%patch25 -p1 -b .bracketed-paste
 
 pushd examples
 rm -f rlfe/configure
@@ -142,6 +144,10 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 12 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 6.2-11
+- Add support for bracketed paste mode
+  Resolves: #1573899
+
 * Mon Feb 13 2017 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 6.2-10
 - Fix for slow behaviour while pasting text
   Resolves: #1300513