diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f64ca77c3..e20d75cd3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-08-31  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+	* gtk/NodeStore.cs : add GType prop to expose native gtype.
+	[Fixes #61226]
+
 2004-08-31  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
 
 	* glib/Marshaller.cs : fix utc offseting for time_tToDateTime.
diff --git a/gtk/NodeStore.cs b/gtk/NodeStore.cs
index c6422c525..6ee2a3dd7 100644
--- a/gtk/NodeStore.cs
+++ b/gtk/NodeStore.cs
@@ -438,5 +438,14 @@ namespace Gtk {
 
 			return GetNodeAtPath (path);
 		}
+
+		[DllImport("gtksharpglue")]
+		static extern IntPtr gtksharp_node_store_get_type ();
+		
+		public static new GLib.GType GType {
+			get {
+				return new GLib.GType (gtksharp_node_store_get_type ());
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }