diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d16015ec1..96fbda751 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-04-11 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+
+	* Source/NSPopUpButtonCell.m (-_popUpItemAction:): New method used
+	by Apple NIB files.
+	Patch by Doug Simons <doug@riverrock.org>.
+
 2009-04-10 15:30-EDT Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
 
 	* Source/NSApplication.m: Follow the NSApplication responder
diff --git a/Source/NSPopUpButtonCell.m b/Source/NSPopUpButtonCell.m
index 19fdc7bb1..3e079b139 100644
--- a/Source/NSPopUpButtonCell.m
+++ b/Source/NSPopUpButtonCell.m
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
  * and so on.  */
 static NSImage *_pbc_image[5];
 
+@interface NSPopUpButtonCell (CocoaExtensions)
+- (void) _popUpItemAction: (id)sender;
+@end
+
 @implementation NSPopUpButtonCell
 + (void) initialize
 {
@@ -384,6 +388,9 @@ static NSImage *_pbc_image[5];
   // FIXME: The documentation is unclear what to set here.
   //[anItem setAction: [self action]];
   //[anItem setTarget: [self target]];
+  // Or
+  //[anItem setAction: @selector(_popUpItemAction:)];
+  //[anItem setTarget: self];
 
   // Select the new item if there isn't any selection.
   if (_selectedItem == nil)
@@ -1207,3 +1214,15 @@ static NSImage *_pbc_image[5];
 }
 
 @end
+
+@implementation NSPopUpButtonCell (CocoaExtensions)
+
+/*
+ * The selector for this method gets used by menu items in Apple NIB files.
+ */
+- (void) _popUpItemAction: (id)sender
+{
+  [NSApp sendAction: [self action] to: [self target] from: self];
+}
+
+@end