diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 46e26f6b28..e99890d7ce 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Jun  6 04:00:04 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/interface.c: changed GDK_IMAGE_NORMAL to GDK_IMAGE_SHARED
+	to workaround gtk bug
+
 Fri Jun  5 22:37:40 1998  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@gtk.org>
 
 	* app/Makefile.am app/app_procs.c app/brushes.c app/commands.[ch]
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-draw.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-draw.c
index 3cd05f5e36..f66f6a597a 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-draw.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-draw.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ create_pixmap (GdkWindow *parent, GdkBitmap **mask,
 
   visual = gdk_window_get_visual (parent);
   cmap = gdk_window_get_colormap (parent);
-  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_NORMAL, visual, width, height);
+  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_SHARED, visual, width, height);
   pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new (parent, width, height, -1);
   gc = NULL;
 
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell.c
index 3cd05f5e36..f66f6a597a 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ create_pixmap (GdkWindow *parent, GdkBitmap **mask,
 
   visual = gdk_window_get_visual (parent);
   cmap = gdk_window_get_colormap (parent);
-  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_NORMAL, visual, width, height);
+  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_SHARED, visual, width, height);
   pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new (parent, width, height, -1);
   gc = NULL;
 
diff --git a/app/interface.c b/app/interface.c
index 3cd05f5e36..f66f6a597a 100644
--- a/app/interface.c
+++ b/app/interface.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ create_pixmap (GdkWindow *parent, GdkBitmap **mask,
 
   visual = gdk_window_get_visual (parent);
   cmap = gdk_window_get_colormap (parent);
-  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_NORMAL, visual, width, height);
+  image = gdk_image_new (GDK_IMAGE_SHARED, visual, width, height);
   pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new (parent, width, height, -1);
   gc = NULL;