diff --git a/debian/patches/0027-loosen-underscore-rails.patch b/debian/patches/0027-loosen-underscore-rails.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e4c7e482c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0027-loosen-underscore-rails.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: gitlab/Gemfile
+===================================================================
+--- gitlab.orig/Gemfile
++++ gitlab/Gemfile
+@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ gem 'd3_rails', '~> 3.5.5'
+ gem "cal-heatmap-rails", "~> 0.0.1"
+ 
+ # underscore-rails
+-gem "underscore-rails", "~> 1.4.4"
++gem "underscore-rails", "~> 1.8.2"
+ 
+ # Sanitize user input
+ gem "sanitize", '~> 2.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index c8a92c69a2..b299a32bf8 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ loosen-rails-version.patch
 0024-loosen-slack-notifier.patch
 0025-loosen-asana.patch
 0026-disable-fogbugz.patch
+0027-loosen-underscore-rails.patch