diff --git a/libbackground/ChangeLog b/libbackground/ChangeLog
index d191761da..40dedd594 100644
--- a/libbackground/ChangeLog
+++ b/libbackground/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-02-22  Richard Hestilow  <hestilow@ximian.com>
+	
+	* preferences.[ch]: Add function bg_preferences_save.
+	
 2002-02-17  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
 	* applier.c (need_root_pixmap_p): We don't need a root pixmap if
diff --git a/libbackground/preferences.c b/libbackground/preferences.c
index be56ffd78..0edb2e4d6 100644
--- a/libbackground/preferences.c
+++ b/libbackground/preferences.c
@@ -277,3 +277,41 @@ read_color_from_string (const gchar *string)
 
 	return color;
 }
+
+#define DGB "/desktop/gnome/background/"
+
+void
+bg_preferences_save (BGPreferences *prefs)
+{
+	GConfChangeSet *cs;
+	gchar *tmp;
+	
+	g_return_if_fail (prefs != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail (IS_BG_PREFERENCES (prefs));
+
+	cs = gconf_change_set_new ();
+	gconf_change_set_set_bool (cs, DGB "enabled", prefs->enabled);
+	gconf_change_set_set_int (cs, DGB "wallpaper-type", prefs->wallpaper_type);
+	gconf_change_set_set_string (cs, DGB "wallpaper-filename", prefs->wallpaper_filename);
+	
+	tmp = g_strdup_printf ("#%02x%02x%02x",
+		prefs->color1->red >> 8,
+		prefs->color1->green >> 8,
+		prefs->color1->blue >> 8);
+	gconf_change_set_set_string (cs, DGB "color1", tmp);
+	g_free (tmp);
+	
+	tmp = g_strdup_printf ("#%02x%02x%02x",
+		prefs->color2->red >> 8,
+		prefs->color2->green >> 8,
+		prefs->color2->blue >> 8);
+	gconf_change_set_set_string (cs, DGB "color2", tmp);
+	g_free (tmp);
+
+	gconf_change_set_set_int (cs, DGB "orientation", prefs->orientation);
+	gconf_client_commit_change_set (gconf_client_get_default (), cs, TRUE, NULL);
+	gconf_change_set_unref (cs);
+}
+
+#undef DGB
+
diff --git a/libbackground/preferences.h b/libbackground/preferences.h
index dcb73df80..ff41c2866 100644
--- a/libbackground/preferences.h
+++ b/libbackground/preferences.h
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ void     bg_preferences_load        (BGPreferences         *prefs);
 void     bg_preferences_merge_entry (BGPreferences         *prefs,
 				     const GConfEntry      *entry);
 
+void     bg_preferences_save        (BGPreferences *prefs);
+
 #endif /* __PREFERENCES_H */