diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index c95adb7323..299bc5782b 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ gtk_public_h_sources = 		\
 	gtkstatusbar.h		\
 	gtkstatusicon.h		\
 	gtkstock.h		\
+	gtkstylablepicture.h	\
 	gtkstylecontext.h	\
 	gtkstyleproperties.h	\
 	gtkstyleprovider.h	\
@@ -622,6 +623,7 @@ gtk_base_c_sources = 		\
 	gtkstatusbar.c		\
 	gtkstatusicon.c		\
 	gtkstock.c		\
+	gtkstylablepicture.c	\
 	gtkstylecontext.c	\
 	gtkstyleproperties.c	\
 	gtkstyleprovider.c	\
diff --git a/gtk/gtk.h b/gtk/gtk.h
index 0a72d249cf..b0c595d9ef 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.h
+++ b/gtk/gtk.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 #include <gtk/gtkstatusbar.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkstatusicon.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkstock.h>
+#include <gtk/gtkstylablepicture.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkstylecontext.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkstyleproperties.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkstyleprovider.h>
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.c b/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..259f8f9039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* gtktreesortable.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Red Hat, Inc.,  Jonathan Blandford <jrb@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "gtkstylablepicture.h"
+#include "gtkintl.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:gtkstylablepicture
+ * @Short_description: Pictures that can be styled when attached to widgets
+ * @Title: GtkStylablePicture
+ * @See_also:#GdkPicture, #GtkWidget
+ *
+ * #GtkStylablePicture is an interface to be implemented by pictures that can be
+ * styled according to a #GtkWidget's #GtkStyleContext. 
+ */
+
+G_DEFINE_INTERFACE (GtkStylablePicture, gtk_stylable_picture, GDK_TYPE_PICTURE)
+
+static void
+gtk_stylable_picture_default_init (GtkStylablePictureInterface *iface)
+{
+}
+
+GdkPicture *
+gtk_widget_style_picture (GtkWidget  *widget,
+                          GdkPicture *picture)
+{
+  GtkStylablePictureInterface *iface;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_PICTURE (picture), NULL);
+
+  if (!GTK_IS_STYLABLE_PICTURE (picture))
+    return g_object_ref (picture);
+
+  iface = GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_GET_IFACE (picture);
+  if (iface->attach == NULL)
+    return g_object_ref (picture);
+
+  return (* iface->attach) (picture, widget);
+}
+
+GdkPicture *
+gtk_picture_get_unstyled (GdkPicture *styled)
+{
+  GtkStylablePictureInterface *iface;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_PICTURE (styled), NULL);
+
+  if (!GTK_IS_STYLABLE_PICTURE (styled))
+    return styled;
+
+  iface = GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_GET_IFACE (styled);
+  if (iface->get_unstyled == NULL)
+    return styled;
+
+  return iface->get_unstyled (styled);
+}
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.h b/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a86106949b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylablepicture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* gtktreesortable.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2001  Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#if !defined (__GTK_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GTK_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only <gtk/gtk.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_H__
+#define __GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_H__
+
+
+#include <gdk/gdk.h>
+#include <gtk/gtkwidget.h>
+
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GTK_TYPE_STYLABLE_PICTURE            (gtk_stylable_picture_get_type ())
+#define GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GTK_TYPE_STYLABLE_PICTURE, GtkStylablePicture))
+#define GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_CLASS(obj)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((obj), GTK_TYPE_STYLABLE_PICTURE, GtkStylablePictureInterface))
+#define GTK_IS_STYLABLE_PICTURE(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GTK_TYPE_STYLABLE_PICTURE))
+#define GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_GET_IFACE(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE ((obj), GTK_TYPE_STYLABLE_PICTURE, GtkStylablePictureInterface))
+
+typedef struct _GtkStylablePicture          GtkStylablePicture; /* Dummy typedef */
+typedef struct _GtkStylablePictureInterface GtkStylablePictureInterface;
+
+struct _GtkStylablePictureInterface
+{
+  GTypeInterface g_iface;
+
+  /* virtual table */
+  GdkPicture * (* attach)            (GdkPicture      *picture,
+                                      GtkWidget       *widget);
+  GdkPicture * (* get_unstyled)      (GdkPicture      *picture);
+};
+
+
+GType           gtk_stylable_picture_get_type        (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+GdkPicture *    gtk_widget_style_picture             (GtkWidget  *widget,    
+                                                      GdkPicture *picture);
+GdkPicture *    gtk_picture_get_unstyled             (GdkPicture *styled);
+
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GTK_STYLABLE_PICTURE_H__ */