diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6fe611b386..82cc7d8c7e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ gtk+3.0 (3.22.26-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Update symbols file for libgtk-3-0
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.1.1
   * Drop no longer needed Breaks/Replaces
+  * Add (versioned) Provides to gir1.2-gtk-3.0 to follow the latest changes in
+    the GObject introspection policy wrt bundled typelibs.
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:32:09 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6f7ff5799c..f124311a04 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ Depends: libgtk-3-common,
          ${gir:Depends}
 Breaks: python-gi (<< 3.18),
         python3-gi (<< 3.18),
+Provides: gir1.2-gdk-3.0 (= ${binary:Version}),
+          gir1.2-gdkx11-3.0 (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: GTK+ graphical user interface library -- gir bindings
  GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user
  interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 4f40899b79..0a57063b5d 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ Depends: @COMMON_PKG@,
          ${gir:Depends}
 Breaks: python-gi (<< 3.18),
         python3-gi (<< 3.18),
+Provides: gir1.2-gdk-3.0 (= ${binary:Version}),
+          gir1.2-gdkx11-3.0 (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: GTK+ graphical user interface library -- gir bindings
  GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user
  interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable