diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 06bfd51be2..b7feeca281 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-09-05  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkaction.c (connect_proxy): Set the label of a button
+	if it has no child.  (#315253, John Finlay)
+
 2005-09-02  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtkimcontextsimple.h: Add a modifiers_dropped bit
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 06bfd51be2..b7feeca281 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-09-05  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkaction.c (connect_proxy): Set the label of a button
+	if it has no child.  (#315253, John Finlay)
+
 2005-09-02  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtkimcontextsimple.h: Add a modifiers_dropped bit
diff --git a/gtk/gtkaction.c b/gtk/gtkaction.c
index d462c8c024..06e229c8e2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaction.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkaction.c
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ connect_proxy (GtkAction     *action,
 				   G_CALLBACK (gtk_action_sync_button_stock_id),
 				   proxy, 0);
 	}
-      else if (GTK_IS_LABEL(GTK_BIN(proxy)->child))
+      else if (GTK_BIN (proxy)->child == NULL || 
+	       GTK_IS_LABEL (GTK_BIN (proxy)->child))
 	{
 	  /* synchronise the label */
 	  g_object_set (proxy,