diff --git a/gtk3.changes b/gtk3.changes
index 55f8379..4bd772b 100644
--- a/gtk3.changes
+++ b/gtk3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  8 22:05:42 UTC 2011 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Split typelib files into subpackage typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 30 20:08:11 UTC 2011 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gtk3.spec b/gtk3.spec
index 2f5be59..ca5b39c 100644
--- a/gtk3.spec
+++ b/gtk3.spec
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
 Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects
 ranging from small one-off projects to complete application suites.
 
+%package -n typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0
+Summary:        The GTK+ toolkit library (version 3)
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0
+GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
+Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects
+ranging from small one-off projects to complete application suites.
+
 %package immodule-amharic
 License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Summary:        The GTK+ toolkit library (version 3) -- Amharic Input Method
@@ -269,6 +278,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Summary:        The GTK+ toolkit library (version 3) -- Development Files
 Group:          Development/Libraries/X11
 Requires:       libgtk-3-0 = %{version}
+Requires:       typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0 = %{version}
 
 %description devel
 GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
@@ -465,6 +475,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libgailutil-3.so.*
 %{_libdir}/libgdk-3.so.*
 %{_libdir}/libgtk-3.so.*
+
+%files -n typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/Gdk-3.0.typelib
 %{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/GdkX11-3.0.typelib
 %{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/Gtk-3.0.typelib