diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8c9ed646c..f91e0c676 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-09-27  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+	* gtk/Button.custom : add a ctor (Widget). reworked from patch by
+	John Luke.
+	[Fixes #66228]
+
 2004-09-26  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
 
 	* glib/Idle.cs : proxy hash keys are uints, not ints.
diff --git a/doc/en/Gtk/Button.xml b/doc/en/Gtk/Button.xml
index a8625c669..61d9664c4 100644
--- a/doc/en/Gtk/Button.xml
+++ b/doc/en/Gtk/Button.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public class ButtonApp  {
       <Docs>
         <summary>Whether or not the cursor is inside the button.</summary>
         <returns>a <see cref="T:System.Boolean" />, true if the cursor is inside the button.</returns>
-        <remarks/>
+        <remarks />
       </Docs>
     </Member>
     <Member MemberName="NewWithMnemonic">
@@ -491,5 +491,20 @@ public class ButtonApp  {
         <remarks>Chain to this constructor if you have manually registered a native <see cref="T:GLib.GType" /> value for your subclass.</remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>
+    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
+      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public Button (Gtk.Widget widget);" />
+      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
+      <ReturnValue />
+      <Parameters>
+        <Parameter Name="widget" Type="Gtk.Widget" />
+      </Parameters>
+      <Docs>
+        <summary>Constructs a button containing a specified Child widget.</summary>
+        <param name="widget">a child <see cref="T:Gtk.Widget" /></param>
+        <returns>a <see cref="T:Gtk.Button" /></returns>
+        <remarks>
+	</remarks>
+      </Docs>
+    </Member>
   </Members>
 </Type>
diff --git a/gtk/Button.custom b/gtk/Button.custom
index f5eff8554..6cc046ec6 100644
--- a/gtk/Button.custom
+++ b/gtk/Button.custom
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ public bool InButton {
 		gtksharp_button_set_in_button (Handle, value ? 1 : 0);
 	}
 }
+
+public Button (Widget widget) : this ()
+{
+	Add (widget);
+}