diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b734a1d485..80289f9999 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-07-03  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	Bug 540915 – GtkBuilder sets properties in reverse order
+
+	* gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c (parse_custom): Set properties in the order 
+	in which they are specified in the xml file.  
+
 2008-07-03  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 	
 	Bug 539944 – Add GtkScaleButton API so struct fields can be marked as
diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
index 76e79cb3c1..9e073a426d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ parse_custom (GMarkupParseContext *context,
       ObjectInfo* object_info = (ObjectInfo*)parent_info;
       if (!object_info->object)
 	{
+	  object_info->properties = g_slist_reverse (object_info->properties);
 	  object_info->object = _gtk_builder_construct (data->builder,
 							object_info,
 							error);