diff --git a/capplets/background/ChangeLog b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
index 7f2feb0d1..2b7229cbf 100644
--- a/capplets/background/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-08-13  Richard Hestilow  <hestilow@ximian.com>
+
+	* background-properties-capplet.c (setup_dialog): Really
+	override enabled this time. Really.
+
 2001-08-13  Richard Hestilow  <hestilow@ximian.com>
  
  	* applier.c (applier_apply_prefs): Only draw disabled message
diff --git a/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c b/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
index c9e08bbec..53d7a88cb 100644
--- a/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
+++ b/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <gnome.h>
 #include <bonobo.h>
-
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-property-bag-client.h>
 #include <glade/glade.h>
 #include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
 #include "capplet-util.h"
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ setup_dialog (GtkWidget *widget, Bonobo_PropertyBag bag)
 	gtk_widget_hide (WID ("opacity_spin"));
 	gtk_widget_hide (WID ("opacity_label"));
 
+	bonobo_property_bag_client_set_value_gboolean (bag, "enabled", TRUE, NULL);
 	bonobo_event_source_client_add_listener (bag, (BonoboListenerCallbackFn) property_change_cb,
 						 NULL, NULL, bag);
 
diff --git a/capplets/background/preferences.c b/capplets/background/preferences.c
index 3e53a5c95..15602a87f 100644
--- a/capplets/background/preferences.c
+++ b/capplets/background/preferences.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ preferences_new (void)
 	GtkObject *object;
 
 	object = gtk_type_new (preferences_get_type ());
+	PREFERENCES (object)->enabled = TRUE;
 
 	return object;
 }