diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6985a8b78..b17c82358 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-09  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+        * generator/Property.cs : don't do new for Objects if FromNativeReturn
+        returns null.  [Fixes #48055]
+
 2003-10-08  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
 
 	* */Makefile.in : rework the prefix handling for duncan's packaging.
diff --git a/generator/Property.cs b/generator/Property.cs
index 0f9d49d88..623c0d4c6 100644
--- a/generator/Property.cs
+++ b/generator/Property.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace GtkSharp.Generation {
 					if (table.IsObject (c_type))
 						sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\t\tbool ref_owned = false;");
 					sw.WriteLine("\t\t\t\t" + cs_type + " ret = " + table.FromNativeReturn(c_type, "raw_ret") + ";");
-					if (!table.IsBoxed (c_type))
+					if (!table.IsBoxed (c_type) && !table.IsObject (c_type))
 						sw.WriteLine("\t\t\t\tif (ret == null) ret = new " + cs_type + "(raw_ret);");
 				} else {
 					sw.Write("\t\t\t\t" + cs_type + " ret = ");