diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13f6fda1d..2fde63d2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-12-15  Gonzalo Paniagua Javier <gonzalo@ximian.com>
+
+	* api/gdk-api.xml:
+	* sources/Gdk.metadata: PixbufLoader.Pixbuf have to ref the new Pixbuf.
+
 2002-12-12  Gonzalo Paniagua Javier <gonzalo@ximian.com>
 
 	* glib/Log.cs: removed the IntPtr argument and keep a reference to
diff --git a/api/gdk-api.xml b/api/gdk-api.xml
index a656cd25c..d682f9671 100644
--- a/api/gdk-api.xml
+++ b/api/gdk-api.xml
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@
       <method name="GetAnimation" cname="gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_animation">
         <return-type type="GdkPixbufAnimation*"/>
       </method>
-      <method name="GetPixbuf" cname="gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf">
+      <method name="GetPixbuf" cname="gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf" needs_ref="1">
         <return-type type="GdkPixbuf*"/>
       </method>
       <method name="GetType" cname="gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_type" shared="true">
diff --git a/sources/Gdk.metadata b/sources/Gdk.metadata
index 373ab2032..4d8cca8da 100644
--- a/sources/Gdk.metadata
+++ b/sources/Gdk.metadata
@@ -137,4 +137,16 @@
 
 </rule>
 
+<rule>
+  <class name="GdkPixbufLoader">
+  	<method>GetPixbuf</method>
+  </class>
+  <data>
+    <attribute target="method">
+      <name>needs_ref</name>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </attribute>
+  </data>
+</rule>
+
 </metadata>