diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a52641eab..a0d8a0fb5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 	* gtk/gtk-api.xml : regen
 	* sample/TestDnd.cs : update to new SelectionData API.
 
+2003-12-24  John Luke  <jluke@cfl.rr.com>
+
+	* gtk/Label.custom: add public default constructor
+	* gtk/gtk-api.xml:
+	* gtk/Gtk.metadata: make gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic the
+	preferred constructor, disable protected default ctor
+
 2003-12-21  John Luke  <jluke@cfl.rr.com>
 
 	* glib/Idle.cs: add Remove method found in Alp Toker's platano
diff --git a/gtk/Gtk.metadata b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
index 9686b8929..b220f29c2 100644
--- a/gtk/Gtk.metadata
+++ b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkItem']/signal[@name='Deselect']" name="name">Deselected</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkItem']/signal[@name='Select']" name="name">Selected</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkItem']/signal[@name='Toggle']" name="name">Toggled</attr>
-  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLabel']/constructor[@cname='gtk_label_new']" name="preferred">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLabel']" name="disabledefaultconstructor">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLabel']/constructor[@cname='gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic']" name="preferred">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLayout']/constructor[@cname='gtk_layout_new']/*/*[@type='GtkAdjustment*']" name="null_ok">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLayout']/method[@name='SetHadjustment']/*/*[@type='GtkAdjustment*']" name="null_ok">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkLayout']/method[@name='SetVadjustment']/*/*[@type='GtkAdjustment*']" name="null_ok">1</attr>
diff --git a/gtk/Label.custom b/gtk/Label.custom
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9801900e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/Label.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//
+// Gtk.Label.custom
+//
+// This code is inserted after the automatically generated code.
+//
+//  Author: John Luke  <jluke@cfl.rr.com>
+//
+
+		public Label ()
+		{
+			Raw = gtk_label_new (null);
+		}
diff --git a/gtk/gtk-api.xml b/gtk/gtk-api.xml
index 40cacdc4b..67d089b1a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk-api.xml
+++ b/gtk/gtk-api.xml
@@ -4041,7 +4041,7 @@
         </parameters>
       </method>
     </object>
-    <object name="Label" cname="GtkLabel" parent="GtkMisc">
+    <object name="Label" cname="GtkLabel" parent="GtkMisc" disabledefaultconstructor="1">
       <field cname="label" type="gchar*" />
       <field cname="jtype" bits="2" type="guint" />
       <field cname="wrap" bits="1" type="guint" />
@@ -4139,12 +4139,12 @@
       <method name="GetUseUnderline" cname="gtk_label_get_use_underline">
         <return-type type="gboolean" />
       </method>
-      <constructor cname="gtk_label_new" preferred="1">
+      <constructor cname="gtk_label_new">
         <parameters>
           <parameter type="const-char*" name="str" />
         </parameters>
       </constructor>
-      <constructor cname="gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic">
+      <constructor cname="gtk_label_new_with_mnemonic" preferred="1">
         <parameters>
           <parameter type="const-char*" name="str" />
         </parameters>