diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 681b91a2c..bca63297d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-07-09  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+	* glib/Value.cs : allow null for ctor(GLib.Object).
+
 2004-07-16  John Luke  <jluke@cfl.rr.com>
 
 	* gtk/Gtk.metadata:
diff --git a/glib/Value.cs b/glib/Value.cs
index 6082ab42e..0d51aa8b2 100755
--- a/glib/Value.cs
+++ b/glib/Value.cs
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ namespace GLib {
 		[DllImport("libgobject-2.0-0.dll")]
 		static extern void g_value_set_object (ref Value val, IntPtr data);
 
-		public Value (GLib.Object val) : this (val.NativeType)
+		public Value (GLib.Object val) : this (val == null ? GType.Object : val.NativeType)
 		{
-			g_value_set_object (ref this, val.Handle);
+			g_value_set_object (ref this, val == null ? IntPtr.Zero : val.Handle);
 		}
 
 		[DllImport("libgobject-2.0-0.dll")]