diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e853b0ff5..71cb87ca1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-05-03 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+
+	* Source/NSControl.m (-mouseDownFlags): Add old NeXT method, no
+	longer present, but needed for backward compatibility.
+
 2008-05-03 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSTableView.m (-selectRow:byExtendingSelection:,
diff --git a/Source/NSControl.m b/Source/NSControl.m
index 8d4cb4155..061273855 100644
--- a/Source/NSControl.m
+++ b/Source/NSControl.m
@@ -920,6 +920,15 @@ static NSNotificationCenter *nc;
   _ignoresMultiClick = flag;
 }
 
+/**<p>Returns the mouse flags. This flags are usally sets in 
+   the NSCell-trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp: method.</p>
+   <p>This is a NeXTStep 3.3 method, no longer officially supported.</p>
+ */
+- (int) mouseDownFlags
+{ 
+  return [[self selectedCell] mouseDownFlags];
+}
+
 /*
  * NSCoding protocol
  */