diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ed6693bca4..cf35c58491 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-30  Manish Singh  <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* plug-ins/pygimp/plug-ins/foggify.py: fill layer before using it.
+	Fixes bug #481798, thanks to Jakub Friedl for suggesting fix.
+
 2007-09-29  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	* libgimp/gimp.c (gimp_extension_process): loop around select() as
diff --git a/plug-ins/pygimp/plug-ins/foggify.py b/plug-ins/pygimp/plug-ins/foggify.py
index e94ad6f977..faf19780a7 100755
--- a/plug-ins/pygimp/plug-ins/foggify.py
+++ b/plug-ins/pygimp/plug-ins/foggify.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def foggify(img, layer, name, colour, turbulence, opacity):
 
     fog = gimp.Layer(img, name, layer.width, layer.height, RGBA_IMAGE,
                      opacity, NORMAL_MODE)
+    fog.fill(TRANSPARENT_FILL)
     img.add_layer(fog, 0)
 
     oldbg = gimp.get_background()