diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c487f321c..f496373d1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-11-14 Hans Baier <hansfbaier@googlemail.com>
+
+	* Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h,
+	* Source/GSThemeDrawing.m,
+	* Source/NSMenuItemCell.m: Make the menu arrow image themeable
+
 2009-11-12 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSImage.m (-copyWithZone:): Set the name of the copy to
diff --git a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
index 1b1e529cc..659978a7e 100644
--- a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
+++ b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ APPKIT_EXPORT	NSString	*GSThemeWillDeactivateNotification;
 
 
 // menu item cell drawing methods
+- (NSImage *) arrowImageForMenuItemCell;
 - (NSColor *) backgroundColorForMenuItemCell: (NSMenuItemCell *)cell
                                        state: (GSThemeControlState)state;
 - (void) drawBorderAndBackgroundForMenuItemCell: (NSMenuItemCell *)cell
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ APPKIT_EXPORT	NSString	*GSThemeWillDeactivateNotification;
                                           state: (GSThemeControlState)state
                                    isHorizontal: (BOOL)isHorizontal;
 
+
 // NSColorWell drawing method
 - (NSRect) drawColorWellBorder: (NSColorWell*)well
                     withBounds: (NSRect)bounds
diff --git a/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m b/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
index cb755b2a3..bcdcfe4fd 100644
--- a/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
+++ b/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
@@ -682,6 +682,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (NSImage *) arrowImageForMenuItemCell
+{
+  return [NSImage imageNamed: @"NSMenuArrow"];
+}
+
 // menu item cell drawing methods
 - (NSColor *) backgroundColorForMenuItemCell: (NSMenuItemCell *)cell
                                        state: (GSThemeControlState)state
diff --git a/Source/NSMenuItemCell.m b/Source/NSMenuItemCell.m
index 111eb02ed..39b85d0d2 100644
--- a/Source/NSMenuItemCell.m
+++ b/Source/NSMenuItemCell.m
@@ -50,15 +50,11 @@
 
 @implementation NSMenuItemCell
 
-static NSImage *arrowImage = nil; /* Cache arrow image. */
-
-
 + (void) initialize
 {
   if (self == [NSMenuItemCell class])
     {
       [self setVersion: 2];
-      arrowImage = [[NSImage imageNamed: @"NSMenuArrow"] copy];
     }
 }
 
@@ -298,7 +294,7 @@ static NSImage *arrowImage = nil; /* Cache arrow image. */
   // Submenu Arrow
   if ([_menuItem hasSubmenu])
     {
-      componentSize = [arrowImage size];
+      componentSize = [[[GSTheme theme] arrowImageForMenuItemCell] size];
       _keyEquivalentWidth = componentSize.width;
       if (componentSize.height > neededMenuItemHeight)
         neededMenuItemHeight = componentSize.height;
@@ -661,12 +657,12 @@ static NSImage *arrowImage = nil; /* Cache arrow image. */
 {
   cellFrame = [self keyEquivalentRectForBounds: cellFrame];
 
-  if ([_menuItem hasSubmenu] && arrowImage != nil)
+  if ([_menuItem hasSubmenu] && [[GSTheme theme] arrowImageForMenuItemCell] != nil)
     {
       NSSize size;
       NSPoint position;
 
-      size = [arrowImage size];
+      size = [[[GSTheme theme] arrowImageForMenuItemCell] size];
       position.x = cellFrame.origin.x + cellFrame.size.width - size.width;
       position.y = MAX(NSMidY(cellFrame) - (size.height/2.), 0.);
       /*
@@ -676,7 +672,7 @@ static NSImage *arrowImage = nil; /* Cache arrow image. */
       if ([controlView isFlipped])
         position.y += size.height;
 
-      [arrowImage compositeToPoint: position operation: NSCompositeSourceOver];
+      [[[GSTheme theme] arrowImageForMenuItemCell] compositeToPoint: position operation: NSCompositeSourceOver];
     }
   /* FIXME/TODO here - decide a consistent policy for images.
    *