diff --git a/gio/ChangeLog b/gio/ChangeLog
index 1c9b16149..75e7759ad 100644
--- a/gio/ChangeLog
+++ b/gio/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-02-25  Alexander Larsson  <alexl@redhat.com>
+
+        * gfile.c:	
+        Reintroduce g_file_contains_file, keep around for one
+	unstable release cycle to avoid crashing to many apps.
+	Make sure to delete after release.
+
 2008-02-25  Alexander Larsson  <alexl@redhat.com>
 
         * gfile.[ch]:
diff --git a/gio/gfile.c b/gio/gfile.c
index 721da5e47..e2a7cdb18 100644
--- a/gio/gfile.c
+++ b/gio/gfile.c
@@ -669,6 +669,16 @@ g_file_get_child_for_display_name (GFile      *file,
   return (* iface->get_child_for_display_name) (file, display_name, error);
 }
 
+/* Temporary keep this symbol for one release */
+gboolean g_file_contains_file (GFile *parent, GFile *descendant);
+gboolean
+g_file_contains_file (GFile *parent,
+		      GFile *descendant)
+{
+  /* This function is not in the header and will not be referenced by newly built code */
+  return g_file_has_prefix (descendant, parent);
+}
+
 /**
  * g_file_has_prefix:
  * @file: input #GFile.