diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b0925e36..e2b06b882 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-08-05  Rachel Hestilow  <hestilow@ximian.com>
+
+	* parser/Gnome.metadata: Patch from duncan for
+	bug #28553 (canvas item event handler rename).
+
 2002-08-04  Joe Shaw  <joe@assbarn.com>
 
 	* configure.in: We actually need libgnomeui, not libgnome.
diff --git a/generator/gtkapi.xml b/generator/gtkapi.xml
index 686eb3536..3c8feab62 100644
--- a/generator/gtkapi.xml
+++ b/generator/gtkapi.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
       <field cname="x2" type="double"/>
       <field cname="y2" type="double"/>
       <property name="Parent" cname="parent" type="GnomeCanvasItem" doc-string=" NULL" readable="true" writeable="true"/>
-      <signal name="Event" cname="event" when="LAST">
+      <signal name="CanvasEvent" cname="event" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="gboolean"/>
         <parameters>
           <parameter type="GnomeCanvasItem*" name="item"/>
diff --git a/parser/Gnome.metadata b/parser/Gnome.metadata
index e5d52a642..9314b7020 100644
--- a/parser/Gnome.metadata
+++ b/parser/Gnome.metadata
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@
     </attribute>
   </data>
 </rule>
+<rule>
+  <class name="GnomeCanvasItem">
+    <signal>Event</signal>
+  </class>
+  <data>
+    <attribute target="signal">
+      <name>name</name>
+      <value>CanvasEvent</value>
+    </attribute>
+  </data>
+</rule>
 
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diff --git a/sources/Gnome.metadata b/sources/Gnome.metadata
index e5d52a642..9314b7020 100644
--- a/sources/Gnome.metadata
+++ b/sources/Gnome.metadata
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@
     </attribute>
   </data>
 </rule>
+<rule>
+  <class name="GnomeCanvasItem">
+    <signal>Event</signal>
+  </class>
+  <data>
+    <attribute target="signal">
+      <name>name</name>
+      <value>CanvasEvent</value>
+    </attribute>
+  </data>
+</rule>
 
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