diff --git a/gdk/Gdk.metadata b/gdk/Gdk.metadata
index 80ae9141a..de2c0e7d9 100644
--- a/gdk/Gdk.metadata
+++ b/gdk/Gdk.metadata
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='GetFormats']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='GetPixels']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='Save']" name="hidden">1</attr>
-  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='Savev']/*/*[@type='char**']" name="array">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='Savev']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='SaveToBuffer']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='SaveToBufferv']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='GdkPixbuf']/method[@name='SaveToCallback']" name="hidden">1</attr>
diff --git a/gdk/Pixbuf.custom b/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
index 46724d9e7..ebaf9105c 100644
--- a/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
+++ b/gdk/Pixbuf.custom
@@ -303,3 +303,23 @@
 				throw new GLib.GException (error);
 		}
 
+		[DllImport("libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		static extern unsafe bool gdk_pixbuf_savev(IntPtr raw, IntPtr filename, IntPtr type, IntPtr[] option_keys, IntPtr[] option_values, out IntPtr error);
+
+		public unsafe bool Savev(string filename, string type, string[] option_keys, string[] option_values) {
+			IntPtr error = IntPtr.Zero;
+			IntPtr native_filename = GLib.Marshaller.StringToPtrGStrdup (filename);
+			IntPtr native_type = GLib.Marshaller.StringToPtrGStrdup (type);
+			IntPtr[] native_option_keys = NullTerm (option_keys);
+			IntPtr[] native_option_values = NullTerm (option_values);
+			bool saved = gdk_pixbuf_savev(Handle, native_filename, native_type, native_option_keys, native_option_values, out error);
+			GLib.Marshaller.Free (native_filename);
+			GLib.Marshaller.Free (native_type);
+			ReleaseArray (native_option_keys);
+			ReleaseArray (native_option_values);
+
+			if (!saved)
+				throw new GLib.GException (error);
+			return saved;
+		}
+