diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuilder.c b/gtk/gtkbuilder.c
index 1f9d6e4..3f29507 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuilder.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuilder.c
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@
  * an object has to be constructed before it can be used as the value of a
  * construct-only property.
  *
+ * It is also possible to define the value of a property by binding it to
+ * another property with a &lt;binding&gt; element. This causes the value
+ * of the property specified with the "to" attribute to be whatever the
+ * property "from" of object "source" is set to, even if that property
+ * is later set to another value. For more information about the property
+ * binding mechanism, see #GBinding (which GTK+ uses internally).
+ *
  * Signal handlers are set up with the &lt;signal&gt; element. The "name"
  * attribute specifies the name of the signal, and the "handler" attribute
  * specifies the function to connect to the signal. By default, GTK+ tries to
@@ -272,6 +279,7 @@ struct _GtkBuilderPrivate
   GHashTable *objects;
   GSList *delayed_properties;
   GSList *signals;
+  GSList *bindings;
   gchar *filename;
   gchar *resource_prefix;
 };
@@ -778,15 +786,59 @@ _gtk_builder_add_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
                                            g_slist_copy (signals));
 }
 
+void
+_gtk_builder_add_bindings (GtkBuilder *builder,
+			   GSList     *bindings)
+{
+  builder->priv->bindings = g_slist_concat (builder->priv->bindings,
+					    g_slist_copy (bindings));
+}
+
+static GObject *
+gtk_builder_lookup_object (GtkBuilder *builder,
+			   gchar      *object_name)
+{
+  GObject *object;
+
+  object = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->objects, object_name);
+  if (!object)
+    g_warning ("No object called: %s", object_name);
+  
+  return object;
+}
+
+static GParamSpec *
+gtk_builder_lookup_property (GtkBuilder *builder,
+			     GObject    *object,
+			     gchar      *property_name)
+{
+  GType object_type;
+  GObjectClass *oclass;
+  GParamSpec *pspec;
+  
+  object_type = G_OBJECT_TYPE (object);
+  g_assert (object_type != G_TYPE_INVALID);
+
+  oclass = g_type_class_ref (object_type);
+  g_assert (oclass != NULL);
+
+  pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (oclass),
+					property_name);
+  if (!pspec)
+    g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s",
+	       g_type_name (object_type),
+	       property_name);
+  
+  g_type_class_unref (oclass);
+  return pspec;
+}
+
 static void
 gtk_builder_apply_delayed_properties (GtkBuilder *builder)
 {
   GSList *l, *props;
   DelayedProperty *property;
   GObject *object;
-  GType object_type;
-  GObjectClass *oclass;
-  GParamSpec *pspec;
 
   /* take the list over from the builder->priv.
    *
@@ -799,43 +851,57 @@ gtk_builder_apply_delayed_properties (GtkBuilder *builder)
   for (l = props; l; l = l->next)
     {
       property = (DelayedProperty*)l->data;
-      object = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->objects, property->object);
+      object = gtk_builder_lookup_object (builder, property->object);
       g_assert (object != NULL);
 
-      object_type = G_OBJECT_TYPE (object);
-      g_assert (object_type != G_TYPE_INVALID);
-
-      oclass = g_type_class_ref (object_type);
-      g_assert (oclass != NULL);
-
-      pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (oclass),
-                                            property->name);
-      if (!pspec)
-        g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s", g_type_name (object_type),
-                   property->name);
-      else
+      if (gtk_builder_lookup_property (builder, object, property->name))
         {
           GObject *obj;
 
-          obj = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->objects, property->value);
-          if (!obj)
-            g_warning ("No object called: %s", property->value);
-          else
+          obj = gtk_builder_lookup_object (builder, property->value);
+          if (obj)
             g_object_set (object, property->name, obj, NULL);
         }
+      
       g_free (property->value);
       g_free (property->object);
       g_free (property->name);
       g_slice_free (DelayedProperty, property);
-      g_type_class_unref (oclass);
     }
   g_slist_free (props);
 }
 
+static void
+gtk_builder_create_bindings (GtkBuilder *builder)
+{
+  GSList *l;
+
+  for (l = builder->priv->bindings; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      BindingInfo *binding = (BindingInfo*)l->data;
+      GObject *target, *source;
+
+      target = gtk_builder_lookup_object (builder, binding->object_name);
+      g_assert (target != NULL);
+
+      source = gtk_builder_lookup_object (builder, binding->source);
+      if (source)
+        {
+          g_object_bind_property (source, binding->from,
+                                  target, binding->to,
+                                  G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+        }
+    }
+
+  g_slist_free (builder->priv->bindings);
+  builder->priv->bindings = NULL;
+}
+
 void
 _gtk_builder_finish (GtkBuilder *builder)
 {
   gtk_builder_apply_delayed_properties (builder);
+  gtk_builder_create_bindings (builder);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
index 09b343c..d966c7b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuilderparser.c
@@ -543,6 +543,67 @@ parse_property (ParserData   *data,
 }
 
 static void
+parse_binding (ParserData   *data,
+               const gchar  *element_name,
+               const gchar **names,
+               const gchar **values,
+               GError      **error)
+{
+  BindingInfo *info;
+  const gchar *to = NULL;
+  const gchar *from = NULL;
+  const gchar *source = NULL;
+  ObjectInfo *object_info;
+  int i;
+  
+  object_info = state_peek_info (data, ObjectInfo);
+  if (!object_info || strcmp (object_info->tag.name, "object") != 0)
+    {
+      error_invalid_tag (data, element_name, NULL, error);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; names[i] != NULL; i++)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (names[i], "to") == 0)
+	to = values[i];
+      else if (strcmp (names[i], "from") == 0)
+	from = values[i];
+      else if (strcmp (names[i], "source") == 0)
+	source = values[i];
+      else
+	{
+	  error_invalid_attribute (data, element_name, names[i], error);
+	  return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (!to)
+    {
+      error_missing_attribute (data, element_name, "to", error);
+      return;
+    }
+  if (!from)
+    {
+      error_missing_attribute (data, element_name, "from", error);
+      return;
+    }
+  if (!source)
+    {
+      error_missing_attribute (data, element_name, "source", error);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  info = g_slice_new0 (BindingInfo);
+  info->to = g_strdup (to);
+  info->from = g_strdup (from);
+  info->source = g_strdup (source);
+  state_push (data, info);
+
+  info->tag.name = element_name;
+}
+
+static void
 free_property_info (PropertyInfo *info)
 {
   g_free (info->data);
@@ -644,6 +705,17 @@ _free_signal_info (SignalInfo *info,
 }
 
 void
+_free_binding_info (BindingInfo *info,
+                    gpointer user_data)
+{
+  g_free (info->object_name);
+  g_free (info->to);
+  g_free (info->from);
+  g_free (info->source);
+  g_slice_free (BindingInfo, info);
+}
+
+void
 _free_requires_info (RequiresInfo *info,
 		     gpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -888,6 +960,8 @@ start_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
     parse_child (data, element_name, names, values, error);
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "property") == 0)
     parse_property (data, element_name, names, values, error);
+  else if (strcmp (element_name, "binding") == 0)
+    parse_binding (data, element_name, names, values, error);
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "signal") == 0)
     parse_signal (data, element_name, names, values, error);
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "interface") == 0)
@@ -1005,6 +1079,7 @@ end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
           GTK_BUILDABLE_GET_IFACE (object_info->object)->parser_finished)
         data->finalizers = g_slist_prepend (data->finalizers, object_info->object);
       _gtk_builder_add_signals (data->builder, object_info->signals);
+      _gtk_builder_add_bindings (data->builder, object_info->bindings);
 
       free_object_info (object_info);
     }
@@ -1053,6 +1128,29 @@ end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
       object_info->signals =
         g_slist_prepend (object_info->signals, signal_info);
     }
+  else if (strcmp (element_name, "binding") == 0)
+    {
+      BindingInfo *binding_info = state_pop_info (data, BindingInfo);
+      ObjectInfo *object_info = (ObjectInfo*)state_peek_info (data, CommonInfo);
+      GSList *l;
+      
+      for (l = object_info->bindings; l; l = l->next)
+        {
+          BindingInfo *b = (BindingInfo*)l->data;
+          if (!strcmp (b->to, binding_info->to))
+            {
+              g_set_error (error,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                           "Duplicate binding for property: `%s'",
+                           b->to);
+            }
+        }
+      
+      binding_info->object_name = g_strdup (object_info->id);
+      object_info->bindings =
+        g_slist_prepend (object_info->bindings, binding_info);
+    }
   else if (strcmp (element_name, "placeholder") == 0)
     {
     }
diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuilderprivate.h b/gtk/gtkbuilderprivate.h
index d4e5a29..3f8f04e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuilderprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuilderprivate.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct {
   gchar *constructor;
   GSList *properties;
   GSList *signals;
+  GSList *bindings;
   GObject *object;
   CommonInfo *parent;
 } ObjectInfo;
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
   TagInfo tag;
   gchar *object_name;
+  gchar *to;
+  gchar *from;
+  gchar *source;
+} BindingInfo;
+
+typedef struct {
+  TagInfo tag;
+  gchar *object_name;
   gchar *name;
   gchar *handler;
   GConnectFlags flags;
@@ -130,9 +139,13 @@ void      _gtk_builder_add (GtkBuilder *builder,
                             ChildInfo *child_info);
 void      _gtk_builder_add_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
 				    GSList     *signals);
+void      _gtk_builder_add_bindings (GtkBuilder  *builder,
+				     GSList      *bindings);
 void      _gtk_builder_finish (GtkBuilder *builder);
-void _free_signal_info (SignalInfo *info,
-                        gpointer user_data);
+void _free_signal_info  (SignalInfo *info,
+                         gpointer user_data);
+void _free_binding_info (BindingInfo *info,
+                         gpointer user_data);
 
 /* Internal API which might be made public at some point */
 gboolean _gtk_builder_boolean_from_string (const gchar  *string,
diff --git a/gtk/tests/builder.c b/gtk/tests/builder.c
index a5889fb..5c7d6a2 100644
--- a/gtk/tests/builder.c
+++ b/gtk/tests/builder.c
@@ -2645,6 +2645,54 @@ test_gmenu (void)
   g_object_unref (builder);
 }
 
+static void
+test_property_bindings (void)
+{
+  const gchar *buffer =
+    "<interface>"
+    "  <object class=\"GtkWindow\" id=\"window\">"
+    "    <child>"
+    "      <object class=\"GtkVBox\" id=\"vbox\">"
+    "        <property name=\"visible\">True</property>"
+    "        <property name=\"orientation\">vertical</property>"
+    "        <child>"
+    "          <object class=\"GtkCheckButton\" id=\"checkbutton\">"
+    "            <property name=\"active\">false</property>"
+    "          </object>"
+    "        </child>"
+    "        <child>"
+    "          <object class=\"GtkButton\" id=\"button\">"
+    "            <binding to=\"sensitive\" from=\"active\" source=\"checkbutton\"/>"
+    "          </object>"
+    "        </child>"
+    "      </object>"
+    "    </child>"
+    "  </object>"
+    "</interface>";
+
+  GtkBuilder *builder;
+  GObject *checkbutton, *button, *window;
+  
+  builder = builder_new_from_string (buffer, -1, NULL);
+  
+  checkbutton = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "checkbutton");
+  g_assert (checkbutton != NULL);
+  g_assert (GTK_IS_CHECK_BUTTON (checkbutton));
+  g_assert (!gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (checkbutton)));
+
+  button = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "button");
+  g_assert (button != NULL);
+  g_assert (GTK_IS_BUTTON (button));
+  g_assert (!gtk_widget_get_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (button)));
+
+  gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (checkbutton), TRUE);
+  g_assert (gtk_widget_get_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (button)));
+  
+  window = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "window");
+  gtk_widget_destroy (GTK_WIDGET (window));
+  g_object_unref (builder);
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -2692,6 +2740,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   g_test_add_func ("/Builder/MessageArea", test_message_area);
   g_test_add_func ("/Builder/MessageDialog", test_message_dialog);
   g_test_add_func ("/Builder/GMenu", test_gmenu);
+  g_test_add_func ("/Builder/Property Bindings", test_property_bindings);
 
   return g_test_run();
 }
