diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 50d21d0a0..e9dccc6ac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-01-05  Alp Toker  <alp@atoker.com>
+
+	* gtk/TextBuffer.custom : Mark SetText obsolete in favour of the Text
+	property, and use Text in SetText in the meantime.
+
 2005-01-04  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtk-api.raw : regen'd.
diff --git a/gtk/TextBuffer.custom b/gtk/TextBuffer.custom
index a812e6198..45a9dc914 100644
--- a/gtk/TextBuffer.custom
+++ b/gtk/TextBuffer.custom
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ public void InsertWithTagsByName (ref TextIter iter, string text, params string[
 	}
 }
 
+[Obsolete("Use the TextView.Text property's setter")]
 public void SetText (string text)
 {
-	gtk_text_buffer_set_text (Handle, text, -1);
+	Text = text;
 }
 
 [DllImport("libgtk-win32-2.0-0.dll")]