diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 5424c219f1..ac0ec10018 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-05-31 23:57 UTC+0100 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
+
+   * source/vm/itemapi.c
+     ! hb_itemNew() fixed for non NULL pNull values.
+       Thanks go to Janica Lubos for the fix.
+
 2000-05-31 23:43 UTC+0100 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
 
    * contrib/hbclip/make_clp.bat 
diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c b/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
index e699ee1e80..20e83b8b4c 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemNew( PHB_ITEM pNull )
    pItem = ( PHB_ITEM ) hb_xgrab( sizeof( HB_ITEM ) );
 
    if( pNull )
+   {
+      pItem->type = HB_IT_NIL;
       hb_itemCopy( pItem, pNull );
+   }
    else
    {
       memset( pItem, 0, sizeof( HB_ITEM ) );