diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 350d22f..85b30c0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ source "https://www.rubygems.org"
 group :development do
   # Needed by Travis so we can run `bundle exec rake`
   gem 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
+  gem 'rake'
 end
diff --git a/lib/gem2rpm/distro.rb b/lib/gem2rpm/distro.rb
index c50dafc..16a9e10 100644
--- a/lib/gem2rpm/distro.rb
+++ b/lib/gem2rpm/distro.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Distro
     PLD = :pld
     OPENSUSE = :opensuse
     DEFAULT = :default
+    REDHAT = :redhat
 
     ROLLING_RELEASES = ['rawhide', 'factory', 'tumbleweed']
 
@@ -51,8 +52,7 @@ def self.os_release
 
             os_release.version = versions.first if versions.length == 1
           elsif grouped_release_files['redhat']
-            # Use Fedora's template for RHEL ATM.
-            os_release.os = FEDORA
+            os_release.os = REDHAT
           elsif grouped_release_files['SuSE']
             os_release.os = OPENSUSE
           elsif grouped_release_files['pld']
@@ -83,13 +83,16 @@ def self.release_files=(files)
     # Tries to find best suitable template for specified os and version.
     def self.template_by_os_version(os, version)
       os_templates = Template.list.grep(/#{os}.*\.spec\.erb/)
-
       os_templates.each do |file|
         # We want only distro RubyGems templates to get the right versions
-        next unless file =~ /^#{os}((-([0-9]+\.{0,1}[0-9]+){0,}){0,}(-(#{ROLLING_RELEASES.join('|')})){0,1}).spec.erb/
+        unless file =~ /^#{os}((-([0-9]+\.{0,1}[0-9]+){0,}){0,}(-(#{ROLLING_RELEASES.join('|')})){0,1}).spec.erb/
+          # the above regexp matches "redhat-77-77.spec.erb" but not "redhat-7.spec.erb"
+          # not quite sure how to fix that regexp without breaking something, so add another check here
+          next unless file =~ /^#{os}-([0-9]+).spec.erb/
+        end
 
         if (match = Regexp.last_match)
-          return file.gsub('.spec.erb', '') if in_range?(version, match[1].to_s.split('-').drop(1)) || match[1].empty?
+          return file.gsub('.spec.erb', '') if in_range?(version, match[1].to_s.split('-').drop(1)) || (version.to_s == match[1]) || match[1].empty?
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/templates/redhat-7.spec.erb b/templates/redhat-7.spec.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa2b9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/redhat-7.spec.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# Generated from <%= package.spec.file_name %> by gem2rpm -*- rpm-spec -*-
+%global gem_name <%= spec.name %>
+
+Name: rubygem-%{gem_name}
+Version: <%= spec.version %>
+Release: 1%{?dist}
+Summary: <%= spec.summary.gsub(/\.$/, "") %>
+Group: Development/Languages
+License: <%= spec.licenses.join(" and ") %>
+<% if spec.homepage -%>
+URL: <%= spec.homepage %>
+<% end -%>
+Source0: <%= download_path %>%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
+BuildRequires: ruby(release)
+<% for req in spec.required_rubygems_version -%>
+BuildRequires: <%= requirement 'rubygems-devel', req %>
+<% end -%>
+<% for req in spec.required_ruby_version -%>
+BuildRequires: <%= requirement "ruby#{'-devel' unless spec.extensions.empty?}", req %>
+<% end -%>
+<% for d in spec.runtime_dependencies.sort -%>
+<% for req in d.requirement -%>
+Requires: <%= requirement "rubygem(#{d.name})", req %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if spec.development_dependencies -%>
+# the following BuildRequires are development dependencies
+<% end -%>
+<% for d in spec.development_dependencies -%>
+<% unless ["rdoc", "rake", "bundler"].include? d.name -%>
+<% for req in d.requirement -%>
+# BuildRequires: <%= requirement "rubygem(#{d.name})", req %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if spec.extensions.empty? -%>
+BuildArch: noarch
+<% end -%>
+Provides: rubygem(%{gem_name}) = %{version}
+
+%description
+<%= spec.description %>
+
+<% if doc_subpackage -%>
+%package doc
+Summary: Documentation for %{name}
+Group: Documentation
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+BuildArch: noarch
+
+%description doc
+Documentation for %{name}.
+<% end # if doc_subpackage -%>
+
+%prep
+gem unpack %{SOURCE0}
+
+%setup -q -D -T -n  %{gem_name}-%{version}
+
+gem spec %{SOURCE0} -l --ruby > %{gem_name}.gemspec
+
+%build
+# Create the gem as gem install only works on a gem file
+gem build %{gem_name}.gemspec
+
+# %%gem_install compiles any C extensions and installs the gem into ./%%gem_dir
+# by default, so that we can move it into the buildroot in %%install
+%gem_install
+
+%install
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}
+cp -a .%{gem_dir}/* \
+        %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}/
+
+<% unless spec.extensions.empty? -%>
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}
+cp -a .%{gem_extdir_mri}/{gem.build_complete,*.so} %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/
+
+<% for ext in spec.extensions -%>
+# Prevent dangling symlink in -debuginfo (rhbz#878863).
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/<%= ext.split(File::SEPARATOR).first %>/
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+
+<% unless spec.executables.nil? or spec.executables.empty? -%>
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+cp -pa .%{_bindir}/* \
+        %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/
+<% end -%>
+
+<% unless spec.executables.empty? -%>
+find %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x
+<% end -%>
+
+# Run the test suite
+%check
+pushd .%{gem_instdir}
+
+popd
+
+%files
+%dir %{gem_instdir}
+<% unless spec.executables.nil? or spec.executables.empty? -%>
+<% for f in spec.executables -%>
+%{_bindir}/<%= f %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% unless spec.extensions.empty? -%>
+%{gem_extdir_mri}
+<% end -%>
+<%= main_file_entries(spec) %>
+<% unless doc_subpackage -%>
+%doc %{gem_docdir}
+<%= doc_file_entries(spec) -%>
+<% end -%>
+%exclude %{gem_cache}
+%{gem_spec}
+
+<% if doc_subpackage -%>
+%files doc
+%doc %{gem_docdir}
+<%= doc_file_entries(spec) %>
+<% end # if doc_subpackage -%>
+
+%changelog
+* <%= Time.now.strftime("%a %b %d %Y") %> <%= packager %> - <%= spec.version %>-1
+- Initial package
diff --git a/test/templates/fake_files/redhat-7.spec.erb b/test/templates/fake_files/redhat-7.spec.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/test_distro.rb b/test/test_distro.rb
index 9b11ded..c9519b8 100644
--- a/test/test_distro.rb
+++ b/test/test_distro.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def test_get_template_for_available_version
     assert_equal "fedora-17-rawhide", Gem2Rpm::Distro.template_by_os_version(Gem2Rpm::Distro::FEDORA, 177)
     assert_equal "fedora", Gem2Rpm::Distro.template_by_os_version(Gem2Rpm::Distro::FEDORA, 0)
     assert_equal "opensuse", Gem2Rpm::Distro.template_by_os_version(Gem2Rpm::Distro::OPENSUSE, 11)
+    assert_equal "redhat-7", Gem2Rpm::Distro.template_by_os_version(Gem2Rpm::Distro::REDHAT, 7)
   end
 
   def test_nature_for_unavailable_template
diff --git a/test/test_gem2rpm.rb b/test/test_gem2rpm.rb
index 1df9779..dc11b3b 100644
--- a/test/test_gem2rpm.rb
+++ b/test/test_gem2rpm.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_show_message_for_obj
   def test_show_templates
     Gem2Rpm.show_templates(@out)
     assert_match(/^Available templates/, @out.string)
-    assert_match(/\AAvailable templates.*\npld\n\Z/m, @out.string)
+    assert_match(/\AAvailable templates.*\nredhat-7\n\Z/m, @out.string)
   end
 
   def test_show_version
diff --git a/test/test_template.rb b/test/test_template.rb
index b9e5a29..ed3994a 100644
--- a/test/test_template.rb
+++ b/test/test_template.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def test_list
         fedora.spec.erb
         opensuse.spec.erb
         pld.spec.erb
+        redhat-7.spec.erb
       ), Gem2Rpm::Template.list
   end