diff --git a/SOURCES/wireshark-0025-drop-count.patch b/SOURCES/wireshark-0025-drop-count.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8837817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/wireshark-0025-drop-count.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff --git a/wiretap/pcapng.c b/wiretap/pcapng.c
+index 7b398cf..91fd9b8 100644
+--- a/wiretap/pcapng.c
++++ b/wiretap/pcapng.c
+@@ -3230,6 +3230,10 @@ pcapng_write_enhanced_packet_block(wtap_dumper *wdh, const wtap_rec *rec,
+         have_options = TRUE;
+         options_total_length = options_total_length + 8;
+     }
++    if (rec->presence_flags & WTAP_HAS_DROP_COUNT) {
++        have_options = TRUE;
++        options_total_length = options_total_length + 12;
++    }
+     if (have_options) {
+         /* End-of options tag */
+         options_total_length += 4;
+@@ -3353,6 +3357,17 @@ pcapng_write_enhanced_packet_block(wtap_dumper *wdh, const wtap_rec *rec,
+         wdh->bytes_dumped += 4;
+         pcapng_debug("pcapng_write_enhanced_packet_block: Wrote Options packet flags: %x", rec->rec_header.packet_header.pack_flags);
+     }
++    if (rec->presence_flags & WTAP_HAS_DROP_COUNT) {
++        option_hdr.type         = OPT_EPB_DROPCOUNT;
++        option_hdr.value_length = 8;
++        if (!wtap_dump_file_write(wdh, &option_hdr, 4, err))
++            return FALSE;
++        wdh->bytes_dumped += 4;
++        if (!wtap_dump_file_write(wdh, &rec->rec_header.packet_header.drop_count, 8, err))
++            return FALSE;
++        wdh->bytes_dumped += 8;
++        pcapng_debug("pcapng_write_enhanced_packet_block: Wrote Options drop count: %" G_GINT64_MODIFIER "u", rec->rec_header.packet_header.drop_count);
++    }
+     /* Write end of options if we have options */
+     if (have_options) {
+         if (!wtap_dump_file_write(wdh, &zero_pad, 4, err))
diff --git a/SPECS/wireshark.spec b/SPECS/wireshark.spec
index e479403..50544c7 100644
--- a/SPECS/wireshark.spec
+++ b/SPECS/wireshark.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:	Network traffic analyzer
 Name:		wireshark
 Version:	2.6.2
-Release:	11%{?dist}
+Release:	12%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 License:	GPL+
 Url:		http://www.wireshark.org/
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Patch23:	wireshark-0023-desktop-file.patch
 #Fixing a couple of issues found by covscan
 Patch24:	wireshark-0024-covscan.patch
 
+Patch25:	wireshark-0025-drop-count.patch
+
 #install tshark together with wireshark GUI
 Requires:	%{name}-cli = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ getent group usbmon >/dev/null || groupadd -r usbmon
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 29 2019 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 1:2.6.2-12
+- Resolves: #1609737 - wiretap does not write "drop_count" in pcapng format
+
 * Mon Apr 29 2019 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 1:2.6.2-11
 - Related: #1602731 - Fixing multilib problem in devel subpackage