diff --git a/sample/rsvg/SvgFromResource.cs b/sample/rsvg/SvgFromResource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e98682b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample/rsvg/SvgFromResource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using Gtk;
+using Rsvg;
+
+class RsvgResourceTest : Window
+{
+	static void Main ()
+	{
+		Application.Init ();
+		new RsvgResourceTest ();
+		Application.Run ();
+	}
+
+	RsvgResourceTest () : base ("Rsvg Draw Test")
+	{
+		this.DeleteEvent += new DeleteEventHandler (OnWinDelete);
+
+		Image image = new Image ();
+		image.Pixbuf = Pixbuf.LoadFromResource ("sample.svg");
+		this.Add (image);
+
+		this.ShowAll ();
+	}
+
+	void OnWinDelete (object sender, DeleteEventArgs e)
+	{
+		Application.Quit ();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/sample/rsvg/SvgFromStream.cs b/sample/rsvg/SvgFromStream.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a307bae54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample/rsvg/SvgFromStream.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Gtk;
+using Rsvg;
+
+class RsvgResourceTest : Window
+{
+	static void Main ()
+	{
+		Application.Init ();
+		new RsvgResourceTest ();
+		Application.Run ();
+	}
+
+	RsvgResourceTest () : base ("Rsvg Draw Test")
+	{
+		this.DeleteEvent += new DeleteEventHandler (OnWinDelete);
+
+		Image image = new Image ();
+
+		// contrived way to get a stream
+		System.IO.Stream s = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly ().GetManifestResourceStream ("sample.svg");
+                if (s == null)
+                        throw new ArgumentException ("resource must be a valid resource name of 'assembly'.");
+
+		image.Pixbuf = Pixbuf.LoadFromStream (s);
+		this.Add (image);
+
+		this.ShowAll ();
+	}
+
+	void OnWinDelete (object sender, DeleteEventArgs e)
+	{
+		Application.Quit ();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/sample/rsvg/svghelloworld.cs b/sample/rsvg/svghelloworld.cs
index 106a2241b..1988b0a16 100644
--- a/sample/rsvg/svghelloworld.cs
+++ b/sample/rsvg/svghelloworld.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ using Gtk;
             {
                     this.DeleteEvent += new Gtk.DeleteEventHandler(delete_event);
                     string svg_file_name = "sample.svg";
-                    Gdk.Pixbuf pixbuf = Rsvg.Tool.PixbufFromFile (svg_file_name);
+                    Gdk.Pixbuf pixbuf = Rsvg.Pixbuf.FromFile (svg_file_name);
 
                     Gtk.Image  image = new Gtk.Image();
                     image.Pixbuf = pixbuf;