diff --git a/cairo/Context.cs b/cairo/Context.cs
index 6605bdc7e..b420f775d 100644
--- a/cairo/Context.cs
+++ b/cairo/Context.cs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			}
 		}
 
-		[Obsolete ("Use SetSourceRGBA method")]
+		[Obsolete ("Use SetSourceColor method")]
 		public Color Color {
 			set {
 				NativeMethods.cairo_set_source_rgba (handle, value.R, value.G, value.B, value.A);
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			get { return NativeMethods.cairo_get_reference_count (handle); }
 		}
 
+		public void SetSourceColor (Color color)
+		{
+			NativeMethods.cairo_set_source_rgba (handle, color.R, color.G, color.B, color.A);
+		}
+
 		public void SetSourceRGB (double r, double g, double b)
 		{
 			NativeMethods.cairo_set_source_rgb (handle, r, g, b);