diff --git a/backport-Fix-a-reference-leak-if-a-thread-is-not-joined.patch b/backport-Fix-a-reference-leak-if-a-thread-is-not-joined.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2919676ecc6cae859c190f06e701f7b44dccb2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-Fix-a-reference-leak-if-a-thread-is-not-joined.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+From d3dcc92778807ae8f7ebe85178f36a29711cd478 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Victor Stinner <vstinner@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 23:37:17 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] bpo-37788: Fix a reference leak if a thread is not joined
+ (GH-15228)
+
+Add threading.Thread.__del__() method to ensure that the thread state
+lock is removed from the _shutdown_locks list when a thread
+completes.
+---
+ Lib/test/test_threading.py                             |  8 ++++++++
+ Lib/threading.py                                       | 10 ++++++++++
+ .../Library/2019-08-12-17-21-10.bpo-37788.F0tR05.rst   |  1 +
+ 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-12-17-21-10.bpo-37788.F0tR05.rst
+
+diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+index 7c16974c1630a..5e90627822f9f 100644
+--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
++++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ def test_shutdown_locks(self):
+                 # Daemon threads must never add it to _shutdown_locks.
+                 self.assertNotIn(tstate_lock, threading._shutdown_locks)
+ 
++    def test_leak_without_join(self):
++        # bpo-37788: Test that a thread which is not joined explicitly
++        # does not leak. Test written for reference leak checks.
++        def noop(): pass
++        with support.wait_threads_exit():
++            threading.Thread(target=noop).start()
++            # Thread.join() is not called
++
+ 
+ class ThreadJoinOnShutdown(BaseTestCase):
+ 
+diff --git a/Lib/threading.py b/Lib/threading.py
+index 32a3d7c303362..67e1c4facfee2 100644
+--- a/Lib/threading.py
++++ b/Lib/threading.py
+@@ -806,6 +806,16 @@ class is implemented.
+         # For debugging and _after_fork()
+         _dangling.add(self)
+ 
++    def __del__(self):
++        if not self._initialized:
++            return
++        lock = self._tstate_lock
++        if lock is not None and not self.daemon:
++            # ensure that self._tstate_lock is not in _shutdown_locks
++            # if join() was not called explicitly
++            with _shutdown_locks_lock:
++                _shutdown_locks.discard(lock)
++
+     def _reset_internal_locks(self, is_alive):
+         # private!  Called by _after_fork() to reset our internal locks as
+         # they may be in an invalid state leading to a deadlock or crash.
+diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-12-17-21-10.bpo-37788.F0tR05.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-12-17-21-10.bpo-37788.F0tR05.rst
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000000..d9b1e82b92238
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-12-17-21-10.bpo-37788.F0tR05.rst
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++Fix a reference leak if a thread is not joined.
diff --git a/python3.spec b/python3.spec
index 778e763a8ae9509a7005ca8e209816aec5752e8c..00ab94382bd6ba629057e953ad73002bf09b3ecb 100644
--- a/python3.spec
+++ b/python3.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Summary: Interpreter of the Python3 programming language
 URL: https://www.python.org/
 
 Version: 3.8.5
-Release: 3
+Release: 4
 License: Python
 
 %global branchversion 3.8
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Patch189: 00189-use-rpm-wheels.patch
 Patch205: 00205-make-libpl-respect-lib64.patch
 Patch251: 00251-change-user-install-location.patch
 Patch252: CVE-2020-27619.patch
+Patch253: backport-Fix-a-reference-leak-if-a-thread-is-not-joined.patch
 
 Provides: python%{branchversion} = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: python(abi) = %{branchversion}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ rm Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/*.whl
 %patch205 -p1
 %patch251 -p1
 %patch252 -p1
+%patch253 -p1
 
 rm configure pyconfig.h.in
 
@@ -796,6 +798,12 @@ export BEP_GTDLIST="$BEP_GTDLIST_TMP"
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 01 2021 shixuantong<shixuantong@huawei.com> - 3.8.5-4
+- Type:bugfix
+- ID:NA
+- SUG:NA
+- DESC:Fix a reference leak if a thread is not joined
+
 * Sat Nov 14 2020 shixuantong<shixuantong@huawei.com> - 3.8.5-3
 - Type:cves
 - ID:CVE-2020-27619