diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 05552b823b..3a0b4e2c2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 2004-11-09  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtkstatusbar.c (gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip): 
+	Show the grip_window if necessary.  
+
 	* gtk/gtkstyle.c (gtk_default_draw_resize_grip): Only
 	clear the triangle below the grip to the background,
-	not the full area.
+	not the full area. 
 
 	* gtk/gtklabel.c (draw_insertion_cursor, gtk_label_expose): 
 	Clip when drawing the cursor. This prevents bits of a
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 05552b823b..3a0b4e2c2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 2004-11-09  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtkstatusbar.c (gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip): 
+	Show the grip_window if necessary.  
+
 	* gtk/gtkstyle.c (gtk_default_draw_resize_grip): Only
 	clear the triangle below the grip to the background,
-	not the full area.
+	not the full area. 
 
 	* gtk/gtklabel.c (draw_insertion_cursor, gtk_label_expose): 
 	Clip when drawing the cursor. This prevents bits of a
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
index 05552b823b..3a0b4e2c2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 2004-11-09  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtkstatusbar.c (gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip): 
+	Show the grip_window if necessary.  
+
 	* gtk/gtkstyle.c (gtk_default_draw_resize_grip): Only
 	clear the triangle below the grip to the background,
-	not the full area.
+	not the full area. 
 
 	* gtk/gtklabel.c (draw_insertion_cursor, gtk_label_expose): 
 	Clip when drawing the cursor. This prevents bits of a
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
index 05552b823b..3a0b4e2c2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 2004-11-09  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtkstatusbar.c (gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip): 
+	Show the grip_window if necessary.  
+
 	* gtk/gtkstyle.c (gtk_default_draw_resize_grip): Only
 	clear the triangle below the grip to the background,
-	not the full area.
+	not the full area. 
 
 	* gtk/gtklabel.c (draw_insertion_cursor, gtk_label_expose): 
 	Clip when drawing the cursor. This prevents bits of a
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstatusbar.c b/gtk/gtkstatusbar.c
index e14ccfeb53..c7cb374a8a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstatusbar.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstatusbar.c
@@ -416,7 +416,10 @@ gtk_statusbar_set_has_resize_grip (GtkStatusbar *statusbar,
       if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (statusbar))
         {
           if (statusbar->has_resize_grip && statusbar->grip_window == NULL)
-            gtk_statusbar_create_window (statusbar);
+	    {
+	      gtk_statusbar_create_window (statusbar);
+	      gdk_window_show (statusbar->grip_window);
+	    }
           else if (!statusbar->has_resize_grip && statusbar->grip_window != NULL)
             gtk_statusbar_destroy_window (statusbar);
         }