diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index b96d7d75a5..2cee479f9e 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
    past entries belonging to these authors: Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-05-27 20:08 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
+  * contrib/gtwvg/wvgwin.c
+    + Workaround for GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND reported missing from some MinGW distros.
+
 2009-05-27 15:21 UTC+0200 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * harbour/source/rtl/hbinet.c
   * harbour/source/rdd/dbfntx/dbfntx1.c
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/gtwvg/wvgwin.c b/harbour/contrib/gtwvg/wvgwin.c
index e202a242c3..5fc4bf7e5b 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/gtwvg/wvgwin.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/gtwvg/wvgwin.c
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
 #  define DUMMYUNIONNAME5
 #endif
 
+#if !defined( GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND )
+#  define GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND   -10
+#endif
+
 #include "gtwvg.h"
 #include "hbwapi.h"
 #include <windowsx.h>