diff --git a/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.c b/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1eca18a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.c
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+/* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit
+ * gtkcellrendererseptext.h: Cell renderer for text or a separator
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, Ximian, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Federico Mena-Quintero <federico@ximian.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser 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 "gtkcellrendererseptext.h"
+
+static void gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_render (GtkCellRenderer      *cell,
+					       GdkWindow            *window,
+					       GtkWidget            *widget,
+					       GdkRectangle         *background_area,
+					       GdkRectangle         *cell_area,
+					       GdkRectangle         *expose_area,
+					       GtkCellRendererState  flags);
+
+static GtkCellRendererTextClass *parent_class;
+
+static void
+gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_class_init (GtkCellRendererSepTextClass *class)
+{
+  GtkCellRendererClass *cell_renderer_class;
+
+  cell_renderer_class = GTK_CELL_RENDERER_CLASS (class);
+
+  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
+
+  cell_renderer_class->render = gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_render;
+}
+
+GType
+_gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GType cell_type = 0;
+
+  if (!cell_type)
+    {
+      static const GTypeInfo cell_info =
+      {
+        sizeof (GtkCellRendererSepTextClass),
+	NULL,		/* base_init */
+	NULL,		/* base_finalize */
+        (GClassInitFunc) gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_class_init,
+	NULL,		/* class_finalize */
+	NULL,		/* class_data */
+        sizeof (GtkCellRendererSepText),
+	0,		/* n_preallocs */
+        NULL,		/* instance_init */
+	NULL,		/* value_table */
+      };
+
+      cell_type = g_type_register_static (GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT, "GtkCellRendererSepText",
+					  &cell_info, 0);
+    }
+
+  return cell_type;
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_render (GtkCellRenderer      *cell,
+				   GdkWindow            *window,
+				   GtkWidget            *widget,
+				   GdkRectangle         *background_area,
+				   GdkRectangle         *cell_area,
+				   GdkRectangle         *expose_area,
+				   GtkCellRendererState  flags)
+{
+  GtkCellRendererSepText *st;
+  const char *text;
+
+  st = GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT (cell);
+
+  text = st->renderer_text.text;
+
+  if (!text || !text[0])
+    gtk_paint_hline (gtk_widget_get_style (widget),
+		     window,
+		     GTK_WIDGET_STATE (widget),
+		     expose_area,
+		     widget,
+		     NULL,
+		     cell_area->x,
+		     cell_area->x + cell_area->width,
+		     cell_area->y + cell_area->height / 2);
+  else
+    GTK_CELL_RENDERER_CLASS (parent_class)->render (cell, window, widget, background_area, cell_area, expose_area, flags);
+}
+
+GtkCellRenderer *
+_gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_new (void)
+{
+  return g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.h b/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5939688f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkcellrendererseptext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit
+ * gtkcellrendererseptext.h: Cell renderer for text or a separator
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, Ximian, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Federico Mena-Quintero <federico@ximian.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT_H__
+#define __GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT_H__
+
+#include <gtk/gtkcellrenderertext.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT		   (_gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_get_type ())
+#define GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT(obj)		   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT, GtkCellRendererSepText))
+#define GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT_CLASS(klass)	   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT, GtkCellRendererSepTextClass))
+#define GTK_IS_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT(obj)	   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT))
+#define GTK_IS_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT))
+#define GTK_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_SEP_TEXT, GtkCellRendererSepTextClass))
+
+typedef struct _GtkCellRendererSepText GtkCellRendererSepText;
+typedef struct _GtkCellRendererSepTextClass GtkCellRendererSepTextClass;
+
+struct _GtkCellRendererSepText
+{
+  GtkCellRendererText renderer_text;
+};
+
+struct _GtkCellRendererSepTextClass
+{
+  GtkCellRendererTextClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType _gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+GtkCellRenderer *_gtk_cell_renderer_sep_text_new (void);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif