diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 99cc3be365..213b27a80f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-01-12  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* data/misc/gimp.desktop.in.in (Exec): use 'gimp-remote-1.3 --new'
+	here so that drops on the application icon don't necessarily spawn
+	a new instance.
+
 2004-01-12  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	Enabled/fixed moving of channels and layer masks (was something
diff --git a/data/misc/gimp.desktop.in.in b/data/misc/gimp.desktop.in.in
index 3c21b1ae5d..ae87e2a270 100644
--- a/data/misc/gimp.desktop.in.in
+++ b/data/misc/gimp.desktop.in.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Encoding=UTF-8
 _Name=The GIMP (unstable)
 _Comment=Create and edit images or photographs
 TryExec=gimp-1.3
-Exec=gimp-1.3 %U
+Exec=gimp-remote-1.3 --new %U
 Icon=@gimpdatadir@/images/wilber-icon.png
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application