diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f522c767..13f55b725 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2005-01-04  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
-	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : mark an out param for IMContext.GetSurrounding.
+	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : mark out params for IMContext.GetSurrounding
+	and GetPreeditString.
 	[Fixes #70995]
 
 2005-01-04  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
diff --git a/doc/en/Gtk/IMContext.xml b/doc/en/Gtk/IMContext.xml
index fa8b80ba1..201b88757 100644
--- a/doc/en/Gtk/IMContext.xml
+++ b/doc/en/Gtk/IMContext.xml
@@ -437,21 +437,22 @@
       </Docs>
     </Member>
     <Member MemberName="GetPreeditString">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public int GetPreeditString (string str, Pango.AttrList attrs);" />
+      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public void GetPreeditString (out string str, out Pango.AttrList attrs, out int cursor_pos);" />
       <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
       <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.Int32</ReturnType>
+        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
       </ReturnValue>
       <Parameters>
-        <Parameter Name="str" Type="System.String" />
-        <Parameter Name="attrs" Type="Pango.AttrList" />
+        <Parameter Name="str" Type="System.String&amp;" RefType="out" />
+        <Parameter Name="attrs" Type="Pango.AttrList&amp;" RefType="out" />
+        <Parameter Name="cursor_pos" Type="System.Int32&amp;" RefType="out" />
       </Parameters>
       <Docs>
         <summary>To be added</summary>
         <param name="str">a <see cref="T:System.String" /></param>
         <param name="attrs">a <see cref="T:Pango.AttrList" /></param>
-        <returns>a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></returns>
-        <remarks />
+        <param name="cursor_pos">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <remarks>To be added</remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>
     <Member MemberName=".ctor">
diff --git a/gtk/Gtk.metadata b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
index e2a156949..d1e708557 100644
--- a/gtk/Gtk.metadata
+++ b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkImage']/method[@name='GetStock']/*/*[@name='stock_id']" name="pass_as">out</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkImage']/method[@name='SetFromPixmap']/*/*[@type='GdkBitmap*']" name="null_ok">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkIMContext']/signal[@name='DeleteSurrounding']" name="name">SurroundingDeleted</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkIMContext']/method[@name='GetPreeditString']/*/*[@name='str']" name="pass_as">out</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkIMContext']/method[@name='GetPreeditString']/*/*[@name='attrs']" name="pass_as">out</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkIMContext']/method[@name='GetSurrounding']/*/*[@name='text']" name="pass_as">out</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkInvisible']/property[@name='Screen']" name="new_flag">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GtkItemFactory']/constructor[@cname='gtk_item_factory_new']" name="hidden">1</attr>