diff --git a/package/readline/0002-Readline-8.3-patch-2-fix-crash-if-the-calling-applic.patch b/package/readline/0002-Readline-8.3-patch-2-fix-crash-if-the-calling-applic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50df37fd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/readline/0002-Readline-8.3-patch-2-fix-crash-if-the-calling-applic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From 9a3a2388e376eb2b43a2fe3dd8c5ce6e62ee3cc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
+Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:34:13 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Readline-8.3 patch 2: fix crash if the calling application
+ sets rl_prompt to NULL without setting a new value
+
+Upstream: https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/readline.git/commit/?id=9a3a2388e376eb2b43a2fe3dd8c5ce6e62ee3cc0
+Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
+
+diff --git a/display.c b/display.c
+index 9aa8c7b..edb525d 100644
+--- a/display.c
++++ b/display.c
+@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ _rl_optimize_redisplay (void)
+ 
+ /* Useful shorthand used by rl_redisplay, update_line, rl_move_cursor_relative */
+ #define INVIS_FIRST()	(local_prompt_invis_chars[0])
+-#define WRAP_OFFSET(line, offset)  ((line <= prompt_last_screen_line) ? local_prompt_invis_chars[line] : 0)
++#define WRAP_OFFSET(line, offset)  ((line <= prompt_last_screen_line && local_prompt_invis_chars) ? local_prompt_invis_chars[line] : 0)
+ 
+ #define W_OFFSET(line, offset) ((line) == 0 ? offset : 0)
+ #define VIS_LLEN(l)	((l) > _rl_vis_botlin ? 0 : (vis_lbreaks[l+1] - vis_lbreaks[l]))