diff --git a/backport-fix-nm-release-NM-client-after-a-timeout.patch b/backport-fix-nm-release-NM-client-after-a-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4c22a95f0db7a06280d602886344354b7e76f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-fix-nm-release-NM-client-after-a-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+From eb76e2a80a43481da7a54ff784edf1c76651db96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eric Garver <eric@garver.life>
+Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:10:09 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] fix(nm): release NM client after a timeout
+
+Conflict: NA
+Reference: https://github.com/firewalld/firewalld/commit/eb76e2a80a43481da7a54ff784edf1c76651db96
+
+libnm will accumulate a bunch of data, e.g. routes, that is irrelevant
+to firewalld. To avoid unbound growth in memory we can destroy the
+client and reinitialize it when we query NM.
+
+Fixes: #1232
+---
+ src/firewall/core/fw_nm.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/firewall/core/fw_nm.py b/src/firewall/core/fw_nm.py
+index 0e38dd4..c1f8e1d 100644
+--- a/src/firewall/core/fw_nm.py
++++ b/src/firewall/core/fw_nm.py
+@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ else:
+     except (ImportError, ValueError, GLib.Error):
+         _nm_imported = False
+ _nm_client = None
++_nm_client_timeout = None
+ 
+ from firewall import errors
+ from firewall.errors import FirewallError
+@@ -61,9 +62,28 @@ def nm_get_client():
+     """Returns the NM client object or None if the import of NM failed
+     @return NM.Client instance if import was successful, None otherwise
+     """
++
++    def _release():
++        """
++        Release the client to avoid excess memory usage when libnm pushes
++        irrelevant (to firewalld) updates.
++        """
++        global _nm_client
++        global _nm_client_timeout
++        _nm_client = None
++        _nm_client_timeout = None
++
+     global _nm_client
++    global _nm_client_timeout
++
+     if not _nm_client:
+         _nm_client = NM.Client.new(None)
++    else:
++        # refresh timer
++        GLib.source_remove(_nm_client_timeout)
++
++    _nm_client_timeout = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(5, _release)
++
+     return _nm_client
+ 
+ def nm_get_zone_of_connection(connection):
+-- 
+2.33.0
+
diff --git a/firewalld.spec b/firewalld.spec
index cf372db3350f12327eb327983a2dadbfd22f478e..0397899833f37452d2a516f4a03506efb74635f1 100644
--- a/firewalld.spec
+++ b/firewalld.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:      firewalld
 Version:   1.2.6
-Release:   3
+Release:   4
 Summary:   A firewall daemon with D-Bus interface providing a dynamic firewall
 License:   GPLv2+
 URL:       http://www.firewalld.org
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ Patch3:    0001-fix-config-Specify-the-translation-encoding-format-a.patch
 Patch4:    backport-chore-nftables-add-delete-table-helper.patch
 Patch5:    backport-fix-nftables-always-flush-main-table-on-start.patch
 Patch6:    backport-fix-service-update-highest-port-number-for-ceph.patch
+Patch7:    backport-fix-nm-release-NM-client-after-a-timeout.patch
 
 BuildArch:     noarch
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake desktop-file-utils gettext intltool glib2 glib2-devel systemd-units docbook-style-xsl
 BuildRequires: libxslt iptables ebtables ipset python3-devel
 
 
-Requires:  iptables ebtables ipset systemd
+Requires:  iptables iptables-nft ipset systemd
 %if %{?openEuler:1}0
 Requires:  hicolor-icon-theme python3-gobject NetworkManager-libnm dbus-x11 gtk3
 %endif
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ if [ ! -e %{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.policy ]; th
     esac
 fi
 
+sed -i "s/CleanupModulesOnExit=no/CleanupModulesOnExit=yes/g" %{_sysconfdir}/firewalld/firewalld.conf
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %doc COPYING README.md
@@ -234,6 +236,14 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/firewalld/testsuite/python/firewalld_test.py
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 05 2024 zhouyihang <zhouyihang3@h-partners.com> - 1.2.6-4
+- Type:bugfix
+- ID:NA
+- SUG:NA
+- DESC:Firewall startup is to set CleanupModuleOnxit=yes to unload related ko when stopping firewalld service
+       To reduce unnecessary loading of ebtables-related kernel modules
+       fix(nm): release NM client after a timeout
+
 * Mon Apr 29 2024 baiguo <baiguo@kylinos.cn> - 1.2.6-3
 - Type:requirement
 - ID:NA