diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 943f97abd..01a76f70a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-12-17  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* glade/XML.custom (BindFields) : support multiple autoconnects
+	in different roots by not writing null widgets to the tagged
+	fields. [Fixes #68455]
+
 2004-12-17  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : hide Object and Widget.Destroy.
diff --git a/glade/XML.custom b/glade/XML.custom
index 65ec4a1a1..489f3746b 100644
--- a/glade/XML.custom
+++ b/glade/XML.custom
@@ -292,9 +292,15 @@
 					continue;
 				// The widget to field binding must be 1:1, so only check
 				// the first attribute.
-				WidgetAttribute widget = (WidgetAttribute) attrs[0];
-				if (widget.Specified) field.SetValue (target, GetWidget (widget.Name), flags, null, null);
-				else field.SetValue (target, GetWidget (field.Name), flags, null, null);
+				WidgetAttribute attr = (WidgetAttribute) attrs[0];
+				Gtk.Widget widget;
+				if (attr.Specified) 
+					widget = GetWidget (attr.Name);
+				else 
+					widget = GetWidget (field.Name);
+
+				if (widget != null)
+					field.SetValue (target, widget, flags, null, null);
 			}
 		}