diff --git a/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
index e1f284dae..7750a32fa 100644
--- a/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
+++ b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ ipaddr2-if-down.patch
 spec-add-ipaddr2-ignore-lo-state.patch
 Modify-error-code-of-bz1454699-fix-to-prevent-inactive-controller-reboot-loop.patch
 Disable-creation-of-the-debug-package.patch
+metapatch-for-arp_bg.patch
diff --git a/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/metapatch-for-arp_bg.patch b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/metapatch-for-arp_bg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e89f98f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/meta_patches/metapatch-for-arp_bg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 6dc3b747b2688498a69d3ca8f826f30aecfc9f5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Al Bailey <Al.Bailey@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 14:12:45 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] metapatch for arp_bg
+
+---
+ SPECS/resource-agents.spec | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/SPECS/resource-agents.spec b/SPECS/resource-agents.spec
+index 2536cb7..5b38434 100644
+--- a/SPECS/resource-agents.spec
++++ b/SPECS/resource-agents.spec
+@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ Patch1117: lvm_cleanup_refs_on_stop.patch
+ Patch1118: ipaddr2_if_down.patch
+ Patch1119: ipaddr2_ignore_lo_if_state.patch
+ Patch1120: Modify-error-code-of-bz1454699-fix-to-prevent-inactive-controller-reboot-loop.patch
++Patch1121: Re-enable-background-execution-of-arp-commands.patch
+ 
+ Obsoletes:	heartbeat-resources <= %{version}
+ Provides:	heartbeat-resources = %{version}
+@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ exit 1
+ %patch1118 -p1
+ %patch1119 -p1
+ %patch1120 -p1
++%patch1121 -p1
+ 
+ %build
+ if [ ! -f configure ]; then
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/patches/Re-enable-background-execution-of-arp-commands.patch b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/patches/Re-enable-background-execution-of-arp-commands.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc4bdca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/cluster-resource-agents/centos/patches/Re-enable-background-execution-of-arp-commands.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 9cdb2de3b5f1d08d74a762cfda2ade16692ef9db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Al Bailey <Al.Bailey@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 14:09:47 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] WRS. Re-enable background execution of arp commands.
+
+Typical ARP commands are taking 6 seconds due to no responses back after 7 attempts.
+This change allows that delay to be backgrounded
+---
+ heartbeat/IPaddr2 | 9 +++++----
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/heartbeat/IPaddr2 b/heartbeat/IPaddr2
+index 59620d2..86009b9 100755
+--- a/heartbeat/IPaddr2
++++ b/heartbeat/IPaddr2
+@@ -719,12 +719,13 @@ run_send_arp() {
+ 	if [ $ARP_COUNT -ne 0 ] ; then
+ 		ARGS="-i $OCF_RESKEY_arp_interval -c $ARP_COUNT -p $SENDARPPIDFILE -I $NIC -m $MY_MAC $OCF_RESKEY_ip"
+ 		ocf_log $LOGLEVEL "$SENDARP $ARGS"
+-		output=$($SENDARP $ARGS 2>&1)
++                if ocf_is_true $OCF_RESKEY_arp_bg; then
++                        ($SENDARP $ARGS || ocf_log err "Could not send gratuitous arps")& >&2
++                else
++                        $SENDARP $ARGS || ocf_log err "Could not send gratuitous arps"
++                fi
+ 		rc=$?
+ 		if [ $rc -ne $OCF_SUCCESS ]; then
+-			if ! ocf_is_true $OCF_RESKEY_arp_bg; then
+-			    ocf_log err "send_arp output: $output"
+-			fi
+ 			ocf_exit_reason "Could not send gratuitous arps"
+ 			exit $OCF_ERR_GENERIC
+ 		fi
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+