diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 42daf7a2dc..2eacb016dc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-10-28  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* libgimpwidgets/gimpscrolledpreview.c
+	(gimp_scrolled_preview_nav_button_press): use small-checks for the
+	navigation popup and inherit the check-type from the preview.
+
 2007-10-27  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/widgets/gimpwidgets-utils.c (gimp_text_buffer_load): close
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpscrolledpreview.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpscrolledpreview.c
index f030f6ab57..21c79e180f 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpscrolledpreview.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpscrolledpreview.c
@@ -566,7 +566,11 @@ gimp_scrolled_preview_nav_button_press (GtkWidget           *widget,
       gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (outer), inner);
       gtk_widget_show (inner);
 
-      area = gimp_preview_area_new ();
+      area = g_object_new (GIMP_TYPE_PREVIEW_AREA,
+                           "check-size", GIMP_CHECK_SIZE_SMALL_CHECKS,
+                           "check-type", GIMP_PREVIEW_AREA (gimp_preview->area)->check_type,
+                           NULL);
+
       gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (inner), area);
 
       g_signal_connect (area, "realize",