diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b20d54067..904377d716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-01-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@ximian.com>
+
+	Fix #99425, add accessor functions for GtkPaned's children.
+
+	* gtk/gtkpaned.c (gtk_paned_get_child1): New function.
+	(gtk_paned_get_child2): New function.
+
 Tue Jan 20 23:49:52 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* NEWS: Start of 2.3.2 section.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 8b20d54067..904377d716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-01-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@ximian.com>
+
+	Fix #99425, add accessor functions for GtkPaned's children.
+
+	* gtk/gtkpaned.c (gtk_paned_get_child1): New function.
+	(gtk_paned_get_child2): New function.
+
 Tue Jan 20 23:49:52 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* NEWS: Start of 2.3.2 section.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
index 8b20d54067..904377d716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-01-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@ximian.com>
+
+	Fix #99425, add accessor functions for GtkPaned's children.
+
+	* gtk/gtkpaned.c (gtk_paned_get_child1): New function.
+	(gtk_paned_get_child2): New function.
+
 Tue Jan 20 23:49:52 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* NEWS: Start of 2.3.2 section.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
index 8b20d54067..904377d716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-01-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@ximian.com>
+
+	Fix #99425, add accessor functions for GtkPaned's children.
+
+	* gtk/gtkpaned.c (gtk_paned_get_child1): New function.
+	(gtk_paned_get_child2): New function.
+
 Tue Jan 20 23:49:52 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* NEWS: Start of 2.3.2 section.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
index 8b20d54067..904377d716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-01-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@ximian.com>
+
+	Fix #99425, add accessor functions for GtkPaned's children.
+
+	* gtk/gtkpaned.c (gtk_paned_get_child1): New function.
+	(gtk_paned_get_child2): New function.
+
 Tue Jan 20 23:49:52 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* NEWS: Start of 2.3.2 section.
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpaned.c b/gtk/gtkpaned.c
index f3141a7afb..288dad7218 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpaned.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkpaned.c
@@ -1126,6 +1126,42 @@ gtk_paned_set_position (GtkPaned *paned,
   gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (paned));
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_paned_get_child1:
+ * @paned: a #GtkPaned widget
+ * 
+ * Obtains the first child of the paned widget.
+ * 
+ * Return value: first child, or %NULL if it is not set.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.4
+ **/
+GtkWidget *
+gtk_paned_get_child1 (GtkPaned *paned)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_PANED (paned), NULL);
+
+  return paned->child1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_paned_get_child2:
+ * @paned: a #GtkPaned widget
+ * 
+ * Obtains the second child of the paned widget.
+ * 
+ * Return value: second child, or %NULL if it is not set.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.4
+ **/
+GtkWidget *
+gtk_paned_get_child2 (GtkPaned *paned)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_PANED (paned), NULL);
+
+  return paned->child2;
+}
+
 void
 gtk_paned_compute_position (GtkPaned *paned,
 			    gint      allocation,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpaned.h b/gtk/gtkpaned.h
index ee24b8ce88..b79781522d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpaned.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkpaned.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ gint    gtk_paned_get_position    (GtkPaned  *paned);
 void    gtk_paned_set_position    (GtkPaned  *paned,
 				   gint       position);
 
+GtkWidget *gtk_paned_get_child1   (GtkPaned  *paned);
+GtkWidget *gtk_paned_get_child2   (GtkPaned  *paned);
+
 /* Internal function */
 #if !defined (GTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED) || defined (GTK_COMPILATION)
 void    gtk_paned_compute_position (GtkPaned  *paned,