diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ada2afa92..001bc874f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-28  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* gdk/Pixbuf.custom  : add FromNative static method and obsolete
+	CreateFromNative, which should've been static.  [Fixes #74155]
+
 2005-03-28  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* generator/Signal.cs  : Dispose the values passed to 
diff --git a/doc/en/Gdk/Pixbuf.xml b/doc/en/Gdk/Pixbuf.xml
index f056212a3..9b2cda2bd 100644
--- a/doc/en/Gdk/Pixbuf.xml
+++ b/doc/en/Gdk/Pixbuf.xml
@@ -1619,5 +1619,35 @@ Gdk.Pixbuf pb = new Gdk.Pixbuf(memorystream);
         <remarks>The <paramref name="option_keys" /> and <paramref name="option_values" /> should contain key/value pairs.  See <see cref="M:Gdk.Pixbuf.Save" /> for more details.  Throws a <see cref="T:GLib.GException" /> if the save is not successful.</remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>
+    <Member MemberName="FromDrawable">
+      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static Gdk.Pixbuf FromDrawable (Gdk.Drawable src, Gdk.Colormap cmap, int src_x, int src_y, int dest_x, int dest_y, int width, int height);" />
+      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
+      <ReturnValue>
+        <ReturnType>Gdk.Pixbuf</ReturnType>
+      </ReturnValue>
+      <Parameters>
+        <Parameter Name="src" Type="Gdk.Drawable" />
+        <Parameter Name="cmap" Type="Gdk.Colormap" />
+        <Parameter Name="src_x" Type="System.Int32" />
+        <Parameter Name="src_y" Type="System.Int32" />
+        <Parameter Name="dest_x" Type="System.Int32" />
+        <Parameter Name="dest_y" Type="System.Int32" />
+        <Parameter Name="width" Type="System.Int32" />
+        <Parameter Name="height" Type="System.Int32" />
+      </Parameters>
+      <Docs>
+        <summary>Creates a new Pixbuf object from a <see cref="T:Gdk.Drawable" />.</summary>
+        <param name="src">a <see cref="T:Gdk.Drawable" /></param>
+        <param name="cmap">a <see cref="T:Gdk.Colormap" /></param>
+        <param name="src_x">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <param name="src_y">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <param name="dest_x">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <param name="dest_y">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <param name="width">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <param name="height">a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /></param>
+        <returns>a <see cref="T:Gdk.Pixbuf" /></returns>
+        <remarks />
+      </Docs>
+    </Member>
   </Members>
-</Type>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Type>
diff --git a/gdk/Pixbuf.custom b/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
index bac0d33a3..9a4c38acc 100644
--- a/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
+++ b/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@
 // operation will create the Pixbuf instead of two
 //
 
+		public static Gdk.Pixbuf FromDrawable (Gdk.Drawable src, Gdk.Colormap cmap, int src_x, int src_y, int dest_x, int dest_y, int width, int height) {
+			IntPtr raw_ret = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable(IntPtr.Zero, src.Handle, cmap.Handle, src_x, src_y, dest_x, dest_y, width, height);
+			return new Pixbuf (raw_ret);
+		}
+
+		[Obsolete ("Replaced by static FromDrawable method")]
 		public Gdk.Pixbuf CreateFromDrawable (Gdk.Drawable src, Gdk.Colormap cmap, int src_x, int src_y, int dest_x, int dest_y, int width, int height) {
 			IntPtr raw_ret = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable((IntPtr) 0, src.Handle, cmap.Handle, src_x, src_y, dest_x, dest_y, width, height);
 			return new Pixbuf (raw_ret);