diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 86c25e8d2c..124db9050c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Apr 18 17:14:33 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk/gdkevents.c (gdk_event_copy): Fix for the
+	case when gdk_event_copy() is called on a non-allocated
+	event. (#109716, reported by Rich Burridge)
+
 Fri Apr 18 16:57:44 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c (draw_with_images/pixmaps):
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 86c25e8d2c..124db9050c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Apr 18 17:14:33 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk/gdkevents.c (gdk_event_copy): Fix for the
+	case when gdk_event_copy() is called on a non-allocated
+	event. (#109716, reported by Rich Burridge)
+
 Fri Apr 18 16:57:44 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c (draw_with_images/pixmaps):
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
index 86c25e8d2c..124db9050c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Apr 18 17:14:33 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk/gdkevents.c (gdk_event_copy): Fix for the
+	case when gdk_event_copy() is called on a non-allocated
+	event. (#109716, reported by Rich Burridge)
+
 Fri Apr 18 16:57:44 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c (draw_with_images/pixmaps):
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
index 86c25e8d2c..124db9050c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Apr 18 17:14:33 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk/gdkevents.c (gdk_event_copy): Fix for the
+	case when gdk_event_copy() is called on a non-allocated
+	event. (#109716, reported by Rich Burridge)
+
 Fri Apr 18 16:57:44 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c (draw_with_images/pixmaps):
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
index 86c25e8d2c..124db9050c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Apr 18 17:14:33 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdk/gdkevents.c (gdk_event_copy): Fix for the
+	case when gdk_event_copy() is called on a non-allocated
+	event. (#109716, reported by Rich Burridge)
+
 Fri Apr 18 16:57:44 2003  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c (draw_with_images/pixmaps):
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.c b/gdk/gdkevents.c
index 65ccee5e24..a299d2ce2b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ gdk_event_is_allocated (GdkEvent *event)
 GdkEvent*
 gdk_event_copy (GdkEvent *event)
 {
-  GdkEventPrivate *private;
   GdkEventPrivate *new_private;
   GdkEvent *new_event;
   
@@ -372,13 +371,16 @@ gdk_event_copy (GdkEvent *event)
   new_event = gdk_event_new (GDK_NOTHING);
   new_private = (GdkEventPrivate *)new_event;
 
-  private = (GdkEventPrivate *)event;
-
   *new_event = *event;
   if (new_event->any.window)
     g_object_ref (new_event->any.window);
 
-  new_private->screen = private->screen;
+  if (gdk_event_is_allocated (event))
+    {
+      GdkEventPrivate *private = (GdkEventPrivate *)event;
+
+      new_private->screen = private->screen;
+    }
   
   switch (event->any.type)
     {