diff --git a/features/karaf/openhab-tp/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/features/karaf/openhab-tp/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 1613f8d4489..571f27c437e 100644
--- a/features/karaf/openhab-tp/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/features/karaf/openhab-tp/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
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 <features name="${project.artifactId}-${project.version}" xmlns="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.4.0">
 
+	<!-- TODO: workaround for KARAF-7843, remove after upgrade to 4.4.7 or higher -->
+	<feature name="spifly">
+		<feature>asm</feature>
+		<bundle start-level="30">mvn:org.apache.aries.spifly/org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle/1.3.7</bundle>
+	</feature>
+
 	<feature name="openhab.tp-base" description="openHAB Core Target Platform Base" version="${project.version}">
 		<capability>openhab.tp;feature=base;version=1.0.0</capability>