diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1b96c308c..9cc31196d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-05-07  Todd Berman  <tberman@sevenl.net>
+
+	* gnome/Gnome.metadat: Hide App ctor.
+	* gnome/Makefile.am: add App.custom.
+	* gnome/App.custom: New custom for subclassing.
+
 2004-05-07  Todd Berman  <tberman@sevenl.net>
 
 	* gnome/Gnome.metadata: Hide Scores ctor.
diff --git a/gnome/App.custom b/gnome/App.custom
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdab3b6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome/App.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+		[DllImport("gnomeui-2")]
+		static extern IntPtr gnome_app_new(string appname, string title);
+                                                                
+		public App (string appname, string title) : base (IntPtr.Zero)
+		{
+			if (GetType () != typeof (App)) {
+				CreateNativeObject (new string[0], new GLib.Value[0]);
+				Construct (appname, title);
+				return;
+			}
+			Raw = gnome_app_new(appname, title);
+		}
diff --git a/gnome/Gnome.metadata b/gnome/Gnome.metadata
index 2031ec69d..38af65f48 100644
--- a/gnome/Gnome.metadata
+++ b/gnome/Gnome.metadata
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <metadata>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GnomeApp']/constructor[@cname='gnome_app_new']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GnomeCanvasPoints']" name="opaque">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GnomeGlyphList']/method/*/*[@type='const-guchar*']" name="type">const-gchar*</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GnomePrintUnit']/method/*/*[@type='const-guchar*']" name="type">const-gchar*</attr>
diff --git a/gnome/Makefile.am b/gnome/Makefile.am
index 0fd67b904..3d17dcd2b 100644
--- a/gnome/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnome/Makefile.am
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ sources =					\
 build_sources = $(addprefix $(srcdir)/, $(sources)) AssemblyInfo.cs
 
 customs =					\
+	App.custom				\
 	CanvasBpath.custom			\
 	CanvasClipgroup.custom			\
 	Canvas.custom				\