diff --git a/gio/ChangeLog b/gio/ChangeLog
index 512a8cbd0..d241a8cc1 100644
--- a/gio/ChangeLog
+++ b/gio/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-02-27  David Zeuthen  <davidz@redhat.com>
+
+	Bug 540461 – GEmblemedIcon leak
+
+	* gemblemedicon.c (g_emblemed_icon_finalize):
+	Avoid leaking a GList.
+
 2009-02-27  Alexander Larsson  <alexl@redhat.com>
 
         * giomodule-priv.h:
diff --git a/gio/gemblemedicon.c b/gio/gemblemedicon.c
index 0fd221c5a..abfcf0c32 100644
--- a/gio/gemblemedicon.c
+++ b/gio/gemblemedicon.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ g_emblemed_icon_finalize (GObject *object)
 
   g_object_unref (emblemed->icon);
   g_list_foreach (emblemed->emblems, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
+  g_list_free (emblemed->emblems);
 
   (*G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_emblemed_icon_parent_class)->finalize) (object);
 }