diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index edb5e3f653..e438518624 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ gtk+2.0 (2.12.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Alan Baghumian ]
   * New upstream stable release
     - Regenerated 070_mandatory-relibtoolize.patch
+  * Added 081_icon-cache-validate.patch, GNOME #476342  
 
   [ Loic Minier ]
   * Refresh patches 033_treeview_resizing and 040_filechooser_single-click to
diff --git a/debian/patches/081_icon-cache-validate.patch b/debian/patches/081_icon-cache-validate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..610d03bf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/081_icon-cache-validate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# See: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=476342
+
+--- trunk/gtk/gtkiconcache.c	2007/09/14 01:01:59	18822
++++ trunk/gtk/gtkiconcache.c	2007/09/14 02:11:01	18823
+@@ -127,14 +127,19 @@
+   info.n_directories = 0;
+   info.flags = CHECK_OFFSETS|CHECK_STRINGS;
+ 
+-  if (!_gtk_icon_cache_validate (&info))
++#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
++  if (gtk_debug_flags & GTK_DEBUG_ICONTHEME)
+     {
+-      g_mapped_file_free (map);
+-      g_warning ("Icon cache '%s' is invalid\n", cache_filename);
++      if (!_gtk_icon_cache_validate (&info))
++        {
++          g_mapped_file_free (map);
++          g_warning ("Icon cache '%s' is invalid\n", cache_filename);
+ 
+-      goto done;
++          goto done;
++        }
+     }
+-  
++#endif 
++
+   GTK_NOTE (ICONTHEME, g_print ("found cache for %s\n", path));
+ 
+   cache = g_new0 (GtkIconCache, 1);
+