Index: xfconf/xfconf-private.h
===================================================================
--- xfconf/xfconf-private.h	(revision 29967)
+++ xfconf/xfconf-private.h	(working copy)
@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@
     GType *member_types;
 } XfconfNamedStruct;
 
-DBusGConnection *_xfconf_get_dbus_g_connection();
-DBusGProxy *_xfconf_get_dbus_g_proxy();
+DBusGConnection *_xfconf_get_dbus_g_connection(void);
+DBusGProxy *_xfconf_get_dbus_g_proxy(void);
 
 XfconfNamedStruct *_xfconf_named_struct_lookup(const gchar *struct_name);
 
-void _xfconf_channel_shutdown();
+void _xfconf_channel_shutdown(void);
+const gchar *_xfconf_channel_get_name(XfconfChannel *channel);
+const gchar *_xfconf_channel_get_property_base(XfconfChannel *channel);
 
-void _xfconf_g_bindings_init();
-void _xfconf_g_bindings_shutdown();
+void _xfconf_g_bindings_init(void);
+void _xfconf_g_bindings_shutdown(void);
 
 #endif  /* __XFCONF_PRIVATE_H__ */
Index: xfconf/xfconf-channel.c
===================================================================
--- xfconf/xfconf-channel.c	(revision 29967)
+++ xfconf/xfconf-channel.c	(working copy)
@@ -283,7 +283,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+const gchar *
+_xfconf_channel_get_name(XfconfChannel *channel)
+{
+  return channel->channel_name;
+}
 
+const gchar *
+_xfconf_channel_get_property_base(XfconfChannel *channel)
+{
+  return channel->property_base;
+}
+
 static void
 xfconf_channel_property_changed(DBusGProxy *proxy,
                                 const gchar *channel_name,
Index: xfconf/xfconf-binding.c
===================================================================
--- xfconf/xfconf-binding.c	(revision 29967)
+++ xfconf/xfconf-binding.c	(working copy)
@@ -323,8 +323,10 @@
                       GType object_property_type)
 {
     XfconfGBinding *binding;
-    gchar buf[1024], *channel_name = NULL;
+    gchar buf[1024];
     GSList *bindings;
+    gchar *real_property = (gchar *)xfconf_property;
+    const gchar *property_base;
 
     binding = g_slice_new0(XfconfGBinding);
     binding->channel = channel;
@@ -371,13 +373,17 @@
                                bindings, (GDestroyNotify)g_slist_free);
     }
 
-    g_object_get(G_OBJECT(channel), "channel-name", &channel_name, NULL);
+    property_base = _xfconf_channel_get_property_base(channel);
+    if(property_base != NULL)
+        real_property = g_strconcat(property_base, xfconf_property, NULL);
+        
     binding->call = xfconf_client_get_property_async(_xfconf_get_dbus_g_proxy(),
-                                                     channel_name,
-                                                     xfconf_property,
+                                                     _xfconf_channel_get_name (channel),
+                                                     real_property,
                                                      xfconf_g_binding_initial_value_received,
                                                      binding);
-    g_free(channel_name);
+    if (real_property != xfconf_property)
+      g_free (real_property);
 
     binding->id = ++__last_binding_id;
     if(G_UNLIKELY(binding->id == 0)) {