diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b61905ebf8..ed7e604c96 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2005-12-05  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtktreeview.c (gtk_tree_view_key_press): Free new_event
+	after sending it to the search entry.  (#323209, Crispin Flowerday)
+
 	* README.in: Add a note about GTK_FLOATING.
 
 	* gtk/gtkobject.h (GTK_OBJECT_FLOATING): Use g_object_is_floating.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index b61905ebf8..ed7e604c96 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2005-12-05  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtktreeview.c (gtk_tree_view_key_press): Free new_event
+	after sending it to the search entry.  (#323209, Crispin Flowerday)
+
 	* README.in: Add a note about GTK_FLOATING.
 
 	* gtk/gtkobject.h (GTK_OBJECT_FLOATING): Use g_object_is_floating.
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index eca3f2c188..71cd603f0b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -4464,6 +4464,7 @@ gtk_tree_view_key_press (GtkWidget   *widget,
        * during this event, we will set priv->imcontext_changed  */
       tree_view->priv->imcontext_changed = FALSE;
       retval = gtk_widget_event (tree_view->priv->search_entry, new_event);
+      gdk_event_free (new_event);
       gtk_widget_hide (tree_view->priv->search_window);
 
       g_signal_handler_disconnect (tree_view->priv->search_entry,