diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
index afc213d4607..7430008fe8d 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
@@ -13279,10 +13279,35 @@ static const uint16 pepperPatchGlassJar[] = {
 	PATCH_END
 };
 
+static const uint16 pepperSignaturePuzzleBox[] = {
+	SIG_MAGICDWORD,
+	0x72, 0x7e, 0x07,                    // lofsa	blankSpot[0ef5]
+	0x36,                                // push
+	0x72, 0x84, 0x02,                    // lofsa	t3[09fb]
+	0x4a, 0x06,                          // send 	06
+	0x39, 0x6e,                          // pushi	6e		; 110, 'n', init
+	0x78,                                // push1			; x
+	0x72, 0x7e, 0x07,                    // lofsa	blankSpot[0ef5]
+	0x36,                                // push
+	0x72, 0x94, 0x05,                    // lofsa	t11[0d0b]
+	0x4a, 0x06,                          // send 	06
+	0x39, 0x6e,                          // pushi	6e		; 110, 'n', init
+	SIG_END
+};
+
+static const uint16 pepperPatchPuzzleBox[] = {
+	PATCH_ADDTOOFFSET(+5),
+	0x94, 0x05,                         // lofsa   t11[0d0b]
+	PATCH_ADDTOOFFSET(+10),
+	0x84, 0x02,                         // lofsa   t3[09fb]
+	PATCH_END
+};
+
 //          script, description,                                         signature                            patch
 static const SciScriptPatcherEntry pepperSignatures[] = {
 	{  true,   894, "glass jar fix",                                  1, pepperSignatureGlassJar,             pepperPatchGlassJar },
 	{  true,   928, "Narrator lockup fix",                            1, sciNarratorLockupSignature,          sciNarratorLockupPatch },
+	{  true,   116, "Puzzle Box solvability fix",                     1, pepperSignaturePuzzleBox,            pepperPatchPuzzleBox },
 	SCI_SIGNATUREENTRY_TERMINATOR
 };