diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 01924a665..ddfa6cea6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ GNOME_SETTINGS_DAEMON_LIBS="$GNOME_SETTINGS_DAEMON_LIBS $x_libs"
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(GCONFTOOL, gconftool-2)
 
+dnl
+dnl Check for gtk+ with multihead support
+dnl
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gtk+ multihead support])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version 2.1.0 gtk+-2.0; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GTK_MULTIHEAD,,[gtk+ with multihead support found])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
 dnl ==============================================
 dnl End: Check that we meet the  dependencies
 dnl ==============================================
diff --git a/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog b/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
index f785ba0ce..8f91dd8b1 100644
--- a/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome-settings-daemon/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2002-07-27  Mark McLoughlin  <mark@skynet.ie>
+
+	Add multiscreen support for background rendering.
+
+	* gnome-settings-background.c:
+	(background_callback): apply prefs to all screens.
+	(gnome_settings_background_init): create a BGApplier for
+	each screen.
+	(gnome_settings_background_load): apply prefs to all
+	screens.
+
 2002-07-22  jacob berkman  <jacob@ximian.com>
 
 	* gnome-settings-background.c (gnome_settings_background_load): if