diff --git a/girnode.c b/girnode.c
index fd74dd9ff..2c557b5c7 100644
--- a/girnode.c
+++ b/girnode.c
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ g_ir_node_free (GIrNode *node)
 	GIrNodeStruct *struct_ = (GIrNodeStruct *)node;
 
 	g_free (node->name);
+	g_free (struct_->gtype_name);
+	g_free (struct_->gtype_init);
+
 	for (l = struct_->members; l; l = l->next)
 	  g_ir_node_free ((GIrNode *)l->data);
 	g_list_free (struct_->members);
@@ -706,6 +709,10 @@ g_ir_node_get_full_size_internal (GIrNode *parent,
 
 	size = 20;
 	size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (node->name) + 1, 4);
+	if (struct_->gtype_name)
+	  size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (struct_->gtype_name) + 1, 4);
+	if (struct_->gtype_init)
+	  size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (struct_->gtype_init) + 1, 4);
 	for (l = struct_->members; l; l = l->next)
 	  size += g_ir_node_get_full_size_internal (node, (GIrNode *)l->data);
       }
@@ -809,6 +816,10 @@ g_ir_node_get_full_size_internal (GIrNode *parent,
 
 	size = 28;
 	size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (node->name) + 1, 4);
+	if (union_->gtype_name)
+	  size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (union_->gtype_name) + 1, 4);
+	if (union_->gtype_init)
+	  size += ALIGN_VALUE (strlen (union_->gtype_init) + 1, 4);
 	for (l = union_->members; l; l = l->next)
 	  size += g_ir_node_get_full_size_internal (node, (GIrNode *)l->data);
 	for (l = union_->discriminators; l; l = l->next)
@@ -1594,11 +1605,20 @@ g_ir_node_build_typelib (GIrNode    *node,
 	
 	blob->blob_type = BLOB_TYPE_STRUCT;
 	blob->deprecated = struct_->deprecated;
-	blob->unregistered = TRUE;
 	blob->reserved = 0;
 	blob->name = write_string (node->name, strings, data, offset2);
-	blob->gtype_name = 0;
-	blob->gtype_init = 0;
+	if (struct_->gtype_name)
+	  {
+	    blob->unregistered = FALSE;
+	    blob->gtype_name = write_string (struct_->gtype_name, strings, data, offset2);
+	    blob->gtype_init = write_string (struct_->gtype_init, strings, data, offset2);
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    blob->unregistered = TRUE;
+	    blob->gtype_name = 0;
+	    blob->gtype_init = 0;
+	  }
 
 	blob->n_fields = 0;
 	blob->n_methods = 0;
diff --git a/girnode.h b/girnode.h
index 6079d367a..67027aecc 100644
--- a/girnode.h
+++ b/girnode.h
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ struct _GIrNodeStruct
   GIrNode node;
 
   gboolean deprecated;
+
+  gchar *gtype_name;
+  gchar *gtype_init;
   
   GList *members;
 };
diff --git a/girparser.c b/girparser.c
index 11152d84f..980d58d45 100644
--- a/girparser.c
+++ b/girparser.c
@@ -1889,30 +1889,47 @@ start_struct (GMarkupParseContext *context,
     {
       const gchar *name;
       const gchar *deprecated;
+      const gchar *gtype_name;
+      const gchar *gtype_init;
+      GIrNodeStruct *struct_;
       
       name = find_attribute ("name", attribute_names, attribute_values);
       deprecated = find_attribute ("deprecated", attribute_names, attribute_values);
-      
+      gtype_name = find_attribute ("glib:type-name", attribute_names, attribute_values);
+      gtype_init = find_attribute ("glib:get-type", attribute_names, attribute_values);
+
       if (name == NULL)
-	MISSING_ATTRIBUTE (context, error, element_name, "name");
-      else
 	{
-	  GIrNodeStruct *struct_;
-
-	  struct_ = (GIrNodeStruct *) g_ir_node_new (G_IR_NODE_STRUCT);
-	  
-	  ((GIrNode *)struct_)->name = g_strdup (name);
-	  if (deprecated && strcmp (deprecated, "1") == 0)
-	    struct_->deprecated = TRUE;
-	  else
-	    struct_->deprecated = FALSE;
-
-	  ctx->current_node = (GIrNode *)struct_;
-	  ctx->current_module->entries = 
-	    g_list_append (ctx->current_module->entries, struct_);
-	  
-	  state_switch (ctx, STATE_STRUCT);
+	  MISSING_ATTRIBUTE (context, error, element_name, "name");
+	  return FALSE;
 	}
+      if ((gtype_name == NULL && gtype_init != NULL))
+	{
+	  MISSING_ATTRIBUTE (context, error, element_name, "glib:type-name");
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+      if ((gtype_name != NULL && gtype_init == NULL))
+	{
+	  MISSING_ATTRIBUTE (context, error, element_name, "glib:get-type");
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      struct_ = (GIrNodeStruct *) g_ir_node_new (G_IR_NODE_STRUCT);
+      
+      ((GIrNode *)struct_)->name = g_strdup (name);
+      if (deprecated && strcmp (deprecated, "1") == 0)
+	struct_->deprecated = TRUE;
+      else
+	struct_->deprecated = FALSE;
+
+      struct_->gtype_name = g_strdup (gtype_name);
+      struct_->gtype_init = g_strdup (gtype_init);
+      
+      ctx->current_node = (GIrNode *)struct_;
+      ctx->current_module->entries = 
+	g_list_append (ctx->current_module->entries, struct_);
+      
+      state_switch (ctx, STATE_STRUCT);
       return TRUE;
     }
   return FALSE;
diff --git a/gtypelib.c b/gtypelib.c
index 3940a329d..50abcb57e 100644
--- a/gtypelib.c
+++ b/gtypelib.c
@@ -1173,23 +1173,13 @@ validate_struct_blob (ValidateContext *ctx,
 		   "Wrong blob type");
       return FALSE;
     }
-  
-  if ((blob->blob_type == BLOB_TYPE_BOXED && blob->unregistered) ||
-      (blob->blob_type == BLOB_TYPE_STRUCT && !blob->unregistered))
-    {
-      g_set_error (error,
-		   G_TYPELIB_ERROR,
-		   G_TYPELIB_ERROR_INVALID_BLOB,
-		   "Registration/blob type mismatch");
-      return FALSE;
-    }
 
   if (!validate_name (typelib, "struct", typelib->data, blob->name, error))
     return FALSE; 
 
   push_context (ctx, get_string_nofail (typelib, blob->name));
   
-  if (blob_type == BLOB_TYPE_BOXED)
+  if (!blob->unregistered)
     {
       if (!validate_name (typelib, "boxed", typelib->data, blob->gtype_name, error))
 	return FALSE;