diff --git a/coreutils-9.3-reduce--iu-verbosity-with-verbose.patch b/coreutils-9.3-reduce--iu-verbosity-with-verbose.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062944b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coreutils-9.3-reduce--iu-verbosity-with-verbose.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+From cc078f747f3db00e70b2ae2ad2ab34e8d54316d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <P@draigBrady.com>
+Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:07:36 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] copy: reduce verbosity of -i and -u with --verbose
+
+Since skipping of files is central to the operation of -i and -u,
+and with -u one may be updating few files out of many,
+reinstate the verbosity of this functionality as it was before 9.3.
+
+* src/copy.c (copy_internal): Only output "skipped" message
+with --debug.  Also adjust so message never changes with --debug.
+* tests/cp/cp-i.sh: Adjust accordingly.
+* tests/mv/mv-n.sh: Likewise.
+* tests/cp/debug.sh: Add explicit test case for message.
+
+Cherry-picked-from: cc078f747f3db00e70b2ae2ad2ab34e8d54316d3
+Signed-off-by: Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com>
+---
+ src/copy.c        | 6 +++---
+ tests/cp/cp-i.sh  | 9 ++++-----
+ tests/cp/debug.sh | 4 ++++
+ tests/mv/mv-n.sh  | 9 ++++-----
+ 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
+index 13d93324f..0dd059d2e 100644
+--- a/src/copy.c
++++ b/src/copy.c
+@@ -2433,10 +2433,10 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
+ skip:
+           if (skipped)
+             {
+-              if (x->verbose)
+-                printf (_("skipped %s\n"), quoteaf (dst_name));
+-              else if (x->interactive == I_ALWAYS_NO)
++              if (x->interactive == I_ALWAYS_NO)
+                 error (0, 0, _("not replacing %s"), quoteaf (dst_name));
++              else if (x->debug)
++                printf (_("skipped %s\n"), quoteaf (dst_name));
+ 
+               return_now = true;
+             }
+diff --git a/tests/cp/cp-i.sh b/tests/cp/cp-i.sh
+index 4458b2edd..a9178a99e 100755
+--- a/tests/cp/cp-i.sh
++++ b/tests/cp/cp-i.sh
+@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ echo n | returns_ 1 cp -iR a b 2>/dev/null || fail=1
+ # test miscellaneous combinations of -f -i -n parameters
+ touch c d || framework_failure_
+ echo "'c' -> 'd'" > out_copy || framework_failure_
+-echo "skipped 'd'" > out_skip || framework_failure_
+ echo "cp: not replacing 'd'" > err_skip || framework_failure_
+ touch out_empty || framework_failure_
+ 
+ # ask for overwrite, answer no
+ echo n | returns_ 1 cp -vi  c d 2>/dev/null > out1 || fail=1
+-compare out1 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out1 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # ask for overwrite, answer yes
+ echo y | cp -vi  c d 2>/dev/null > out2 || fail=1
+@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ compare out3 out_copy  || fail=1
+ 
+ # -n wins over -i
+ echo y | returns_ 1 cp -vin c d 2>/dev/null > out4 || fail=1
+-compare out4 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out4 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # -n wins over -i non verbose
+ echo y | returns_ 1 cp -in c d 2>err4 > out4 || fail=1
+@@ -60,11 +59,11 @@ compare out5 out_copy  || fail=1
+ 
+ # do not ask, prevent from overwrite
+ echo n | returns_ 1 cp -vfn c d 2>/dev/null > out6 || fail=1
+-compare out6 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out6 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # do not ask, prevent from overwrite
+ echo n | returns_ 1 cp -vnf c d 2>/dev/null > out7 || fail=1
+-compare out7 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out7 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # options --backup and --no-clobber are mutually exclusive
+ returns_ 1 cp -bn c d 2>/dev/null || fail=1
+diff --git a/tests/cp/debug.sh b/tests/cp/debug.sh
+index b46adc637..242894de2 100755
+--- a/tests/cp/debug.sh
++++ b/tests/cp/debug.sh
+@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ grep 'copy offload:.*reflink:.*sparse detection:' cp.out || fail=1
+ cp --debug --attributes-only file file.cp >cp.out || fail=1
+ returns_ 1 grep 'copy offload:.*reflink:.*sparse detection:' cp.out || fail=1
+ 
++touch file.cp || framework_failure_
++cp --debug --update=none file file.cp >cp.out || fail=1
++grep 'skipped' cp.out || fail=1
++
+ Exit $fail
+diff --git a/tests/mv/mv-n.sh b/tests/mv/mv-n.sh
+index 45d74eb93..60547807c 100755
+--- a/tests/mv/mv-n.sh
++++ b/tests/mv/mv-n.sh
+@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ print_ver_ mv
+ # test miscellaneous combinations of -f -i -n parameters
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+ echo "renamed 'a' -> 'b'" > out_move
+-echo "skipped 'b'" > out_skip || framework_failure_
+ echo "mv: not replacing 'b'" > err_skip || framework_failure_
+ > out_empty
+ 
+ # ask for overwrite, answer no
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+ echo n | returns_ 1 mv -vi a b 2>/dev/null > out1 || fail=1
+-compare out1 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out1 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # ask for overwrite, answer yes
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ compare out2 out_move || fail=1
+ # -n wins (as the last option)
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+ echo y | returns_ 1 mv -vin a b 2>/dev/null > out3 || fail=1
+-compare out3 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out3 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # -n wins (non verbose)
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+@@ -51,12 +50,12 @@ compare err3 err_skip || fail=1
+ # -n wins (as the last option)
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+ echo y | returns_ 1 mv -vfn a b 2>/dev/null > out4 || fail=1
+-compare out4 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out4 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # -n wins (as the last option)
+ touch a b || framework_failure_
+ echo y | returns_ 1 mv -vifn a b 2>/dev/null > out5 || fail=1
+-compare out5 out_skip || fail=1
++compare out5 out_empty || fail=1
+ 
+ # options --backup and --no-clobber are mutually exclusive
+ touch a || framework_failure_
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 39bc384..2ee1486 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Name:    coreutils
 Version: 9.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
 Url:     https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
 Source0: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Patch102: coreutils-8.32-DIR_COLORS.patch
 # df --direct
 Patch104: coreutils-df-direct.patch
 
+# copy: reduce verbosity of -i and -u with --verbose (#2236321)
+# backport of cc078f747f3db00e70b2ae2ad2ab34e8d54316d3.
+Patch105: coreutils-9.3-reduce--iu-verbosity-with-verbose.patch
+
 # (sb) lin18nux/lsb compliance - multibyte functionality patch
 Patch800: coreutils-i18n.patch
 
@@ -254,6 +258,9 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_infodir}/dir
 %license COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 31 2023 Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com> - 9.3-3
+- copy: reduce verbosity of -i and -u with --verbose (#2236321)
+
 * Wed Jul 19 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.3-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_39_Mass_Rebuild