diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index 5adf25954..9964084d5 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 1999-08-12  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@redhat.com>
 
+	* gnome-file-property-dialog.c (perm_group_new): If the file
+	belongs to an unknown user/group, use the group's number as a
+	string for the entry box.  BUGFIX: GNOME bug tracker #1414.
+	(perm_owner_new): Do the same thing for the user.
+
 	* gdialogs.c (file_mask_dialog): Destroy the dialog if it was
 	closed by the window manager, as well.
 	(file_op_context_create_ui): Make the operation window modal so
diff --git a/gnome/gnome-file-property-dialog.c b/gnome/gnome-file-property-dialog.c
index 8f8a47401..30a22dfa6 100644
--- a/gnome/gnome-file-property-dialog.c
+++ b/gnome/gnome-file-property-dialog.c
@@ -809,8 +809,12 @@ perm_owner_new (GnomeFilePropertyDialog *fp_dlg)
 	if (passwd) {
 		fp_dlg->user_name = passwd->pw_name;
 		gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), passwd->pw_name);
-	} else
-		gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), "<Unknown>");
+	} else {
+		char buf[100];
+
+		g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("<Unknown> (%d)"), (int) fp_dlg->st.st_uid);
+		gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), buf);
+	}
 
 	return gentry;
 }
@@ -891,8 +895,16 @@ perm_group_new (GnomeFilePropertyDialog *fp_dlg)
 		/* we're neither so we just put an entry down */
 		gentry = gtk_entry_new ();
 		gtk_widget_set_sensitive (gentry, FALSE);
+
 		grp = getgrgid (fp_dlg->st.st_gid);
-		gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), grp->gr_name);
+		if (grp)
+			gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), grp->gr_name);
+		else {
+			char buf[100];
+
+			g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("<Unknown> (%d)"), fp_dlg->st.st_gid);
+			gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (gentry), buf);
+		}
 	}
 	g_free (grpname);
 	return gentry;