diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75360fe9c..15fb3423c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-05-07  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+	* gtk/TreeView.custom : make the NodeStore ctor subclassable.
+
 2004-05-07  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
 
 	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : hide SpinButton with_range ctor.
diff --git a/gtk/TreeView.custom b/gtk/TreeView.custom
index 94a859a0d..290bc318e 100644
--- a/gtk/TreeView.custom
+++ b/gtk/TreeView.custom
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@
 
 		public TreeView (NodeStore store) : base (IntPtr.Zero)
 		{
-			if (GetType() != typeof (TreeView))
-				throw new InvalidOperationException ("Can't chain to this constructor from subclasses.");
+			if (GetType() != typeof (TreeView)) {
+				string[] names = new string [1];
+				GLib.Value[] vals = new GLib.Value [1];
+				names [0] = "model";
+				vals [0] = new GLib.Value (store);
+				CreateNativeObject (names, vals);
+				vals [0].Dispose ();
+				return;
+			}
+
 			Raw = gtk_tree_view_new_with_model (store.Handle);
 		}