diff --git a/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch b/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2029ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From c55552b32d58e678eb860f8dca161c984e2eeec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robert Kuska <rkuska@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:08:17 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add better error message when trying file is passed
+
+---
+ virtualenv.py | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/virtualenv.py b/virtualenv.py
+index 353ed73..4ec3961 100755
+--- a/virtualenv.py
++++ b/virtualenv.py
+@@ -791,6 +791,10 @@ def main():
+         sys.exit(2)
+ 
+     home_dir = args[0]
++    if os.path.exists(home_dir) and os.path.isfile(home_dir):
++        logger.fatal('ERROR: File already exists and is not a directory.')
++        logger.fatal('Please provide a different path or delete the file.')
++        sys.exit(3)
+ 
+     if os.environ.get('WORKING_ENV'):
+         logger.fatal('ERROR: you cannot run virtualenv while in a workingenv')
+-- 
+2.5.0
+
diff --git a/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec b/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
index 84aa7e0..b648008 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           %{?scl_prefix}python-virtualenv
 Version:        13.1.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool to create isolated Python environments
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ BuildRequires:  %{?scl_prefix}python-sphinx
 Requires:       %{?scl_prefix}python-setuptools
 Requires:       %{?scl_prefix}python-devel
 
+# Patch that shows a custom error message when a FILE passed to virtualenv
+# to be used as 'home dir' already exists and is NOT a directory.
+# rhbz#1353206
+Patch0:		polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
+
 %description
 virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. virtualenv
 is a successor to workingenv, and an extension of virtual-python. It is
@@ -28,6 +33,8 @@ licensed under an MIT-style permissive license.
 %setup -q -n virtualenv-%{version}
 %{__sed} -i -e "1s|#!/usr/bin/env python||" virtualenv.py 
 
+%patch0 -p1
+
 %build
 # Build code
 %{?scl:scl enable %{scl} "}
@@ -57,6 +64,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %attr(755,root,root) %{_bindir}/virtualenv*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 19 2016 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 13.1.2-2
+- Added a patch that shows a custom error message when a FILE passed to
+  virtualenv to be used as 'home dir' already exists and is NOT a directory.
+Resolves: rhbz#1353206
+
 * Sat Feb 13 2016 Robert Kuska <rkuska@redhat.com> 13.1.2-1
 - Update to 13.1.2