diff --git a/matplotlib_gtk_tooltip.patch b/matplotlib_gtk_tooltip.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c6091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matplotlib_gtk_tooltip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+--- lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py	2010/02/18 14:54:30	8141
++++ lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py	2010/03/20 22:49:25	8203
+@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
+                       % (gtk.pygtk_version + pygtk_version_required))
+ del pygtk_version_required
+ 
++_new_tooltip_api =  (gtk.pygtk_version[1] >= 12)
++
+ import matplotlib
+ from matplotlib import verbose
+ from matplotlib._pylab_helpers import Gcf
+@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@
+                 # diong a blanket catch here, but an not sure what a
+                 # better way is - JDH
+                 verbose.report('Could not load matplotlib icon: %s' % sys.exc_info()[1])
+-                
++
+         self.vbox = gtk.VBox()
+         self.window.add(self.vbox)
+         self.vbox.show()
+@@ -618,7 +620,8 @@
+ 
+     def _init_toolbar2_4(self):
+         basedir = os.path.join(matplotlib.rcParams['datapath'],'images')
+-        self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
++        if not _new_tooltip_api:
++            self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
+ 
+         for text, tooltip_text, image_file, callback in self.toolitems:
+             if text is None:
+@@ -630,7 +633,10 @@
+             tbutton = gtk.ToolButton(image, text)
+             self.insert(tbutton, -1)
+             tbutton.connect('clicked', getattr(self, callback))
+-            tbutton.set_tooltip(self.tooltips, tooltip_text, 'Private')
++            if _new_tooltip_api:
++                tbutton.set_tooltip_text(tooltip_text)
++            else:
++                tbutton.set_tooltip(self.tooltips, tooltip_text, 'Private')
+ 
+         toolitem = gtk.SeparatorToolItem()
+         self.insert(toolitem, -1)
+@@ -760,7 +766,8 @@
+     def _create_toolitems_2_4(self):
+         # use the GTK+ 2.4 GtkToolbar API
+         iconSize = gtk.ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR
+-        self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
++        if not _new_tooltip_api:
++            self.tooltips = gtk.Tooltips()
+ 
+         for text, tooltip_text, image_num, callback, callback_arg, scroll \
+                 in self.toolitems:
+@@ -778,15 +785,22 @@
+                 tbutton.connect('clicked', getattr(self, callback))
+             if scroll:
+                 tbutton.connect('scroll_event', getattr(self, callback))
+-            tbutton.set_tooltip(self.tooltips, tooltip_text, 'Private')
++            if _new_tooltip_api:
++                tbutton.set_tooltip_text(tooltip_text)
++            else:
++                tbutton.set_tooltip(self.tooltips, tooltip_text, 'Private')
+ 
+         # Axes toolitem, is empty at start, update() adds a menu if >=2 axes
+         self.axes_toolitem = gtk.ToolItem()
+         self.insert(self.axes_toolitem, 0)
+-        self.axes_toolitem.set_tooltip (
+-            self.tooltips,
+-            tip_text='Select axes that controls affect',
+-            tip_private = 'Private')
++        if _new_tooltip_api:
++            self.axes_toolitem.set_tooltip_text(
++                                'Select axes that controls affect')
++        else:
++            self.axes_toolitem.set_tooltip (
++                self.tooltips,
++                tip_text='Select axes that controls affect',
++                tip_private = 'Private')
+ 
+         align = gtk.Alignment (xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5, xscale=0.0, yscale=0.0)
+         self.axes_toolitem.add(align)
+
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 245b87d..c853042 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-matplotlib
 Version:        0.99.1.2
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python plotting library
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ URL:            http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/matplotlib-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        setup.cfg
 Patch0:         matplotlib-gcc43.patch
+Patch1:         matplotlib_gtk_tooltip.patch 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel, freetype-devel, libpng-devel, zlib-devel
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ Requires:       tkinter
 #%setup -q -n matplotlib-%{version}
 %setup -q -n matplotlib-0.99.1.1
 #%patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p0
 chmod -x lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/*.svg
 
 %build
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 27 2010 Jef Spaleta <jspaleta AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.99.1.2-4
+- Upstream patch to fix deprecated gtk tooltip warning.  
+
 * Mon Apr 12 2010 Jef Spaleta <jspaleta AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.99.1.2-2
 - Bump to rebuild against numpy 1.3