diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 44436628b..492496dd8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 2003-01-05  Duncan Mak  <duncan@ximian.com>
 
 	* sources/Gtk.metadata (TextIter.ForwardSearch): Add out param
+	(TextIter.BackwardSearch): Add out param here too.
 
 	* sources/Gdk.metadata (Drawable.GetSize): Add out param.
 
diff --git a/api/gtk-api.xml b/api/gtk-api.xml
index f3277cf31..e02cea9cb 100644
--- a/api/gtk-api.xml
+++ b/api/gtk-api.xml
@@ -11046,8 +11046,8 @@
         <parameters>
           <parameter type="const-gchar*" name="str"/>
           <parameter type="GtkTextSearchFlags" name="flags"/>
-          <parameter type="GtkTextIter*" name="match_start"/>
-          <parameter type="GtkTextIter*" name="match_end"/>
+          <parameter type="GtkTextIter*" name="match_start" pass_as="out"/>
+          <parameter type="GtkTextIter*" name="match_end" pass_as="out"/>
           <parameter type="const-GtkTextIter*" name="limit"/>
         </parameters>
       </method>
diff --git a/sources/Gtk.metadata b/sources/Gtk.metadata
index 536a2dd15..c87aacb32 100644
--- a/sources/Gtk.metadata
+++ b/sources/Gtk.metadata
@@ -1713,6 +1713,18 @@
     </attribute>
   </data>
 </rule>
+<rule>
+  <class name="GtkTextIter">
+    <method>BackwardSearch</method>
+  </class>
+  <data>
+    <attribute target="param">
+      <filter level="type">GtkTextIter*</filter>
+      <name>pass_as</name>
+      <value>out</value>
+    </attribute>
+  </data>
+</rule>
 <rule>
   <class name="GtkToolbar">
     <method>AppendItem</method>