diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 449242447..a01a1ccbf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-09-09 Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* Source/GSString.m: Implement init for GSPlaceHolderString
+	to return an empty inline unicode string.
+
 2004-09-07  Adam Fedor  <fedor@gnu.org>
 
 	* Documentation/HtmlNav/docs-web.html: Update to work with current
diff --git a/Source/GSString.m b/Source/GSString.m
index 534a7e716..7b4f840e7 100644
--- a/Source/GSString.m
+++ b/Source/GSString.m
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ setup(void)
   return;		// Placeholders never get deallocated.
 }
 
+/*
+ * Replace self with an empty inline unicode string.
+ */
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithCharacters: 0 length: 0];
+}
+
 /*
  * Replace self with an inline unicode string.
  */