diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 780ac70..d4856e8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sun Sep 03 23:48:29 PDT 2006  Christian Hammond <chipx86@chipx86.com>
+
+	* libnotify/notification.c:
+	* NEWS:
+	  - Patch by lucasr to fix an invalid assertion in
+	    notify_notification_new_with_status_icon. This closes bug #85.
+
 Sun Sep 03 23:44:01 PDT 2006  Christian Hammond <chipx86@chipx86.com>
 
 	* libnotify/notify.c:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 58d7728..fa42693 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ version 0.4.3:
 	* Fixed the property change notification used when setting a GtkStatusIocn.
 	  It was emitting "attach-icon" but should have been emitted "status-icon".
 	  (Bug #81)
+	* Fixed an invalid assertion in notify_notification_new_with_status_icon.
+	  Patch by lucasr. (Bug #85)
 	* notify_uninit is no longer called automatically at exit. Applications
 	  and libraries should do this manually. Patch by berndth. (Bug #86)
 
diff --git a/libnotify/notification.c b/libnotify/notification.c
index 535e734..9645f46 100644
--- a/libnotify/notification.c
+++ b/libnotify/notification.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ notify_notification_new_with_status_icon(const gchar *summary,
                                          const gchar *icon,
                                          GtkStatusIcon *status_icon)
 {
-	g_return_val_if_fail(status_icon == NULL, NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail(status_icon != NULL, NULL);
 	g_return_val_if_fail(GTK_IS_STATUS_ICON(status_icon), NULL);
 
 	return g_object_new(NOTIFY_TYPE_NOTIFICATION,