diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index caee40077..43fa21b3a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	* test/RunAllTests.py: Change header.
 	* src/EventEdit.py: Fix build_ methods.
 	* src/MediaView.py: Skip empty selections.
+	* src/ToolTips.py (PersonTip.get_tip): Use new birth_ref interface.
 
 2005-12-22  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DisplayState.py: window management improvements
diff --git a/src/ToolTips.py b/src/ToolTips.py
index a0029a2da..da0bae1c1 100644
--- a/src/ToolTips.py
+++ b/src/ToolTips.py
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ class PersonTip:
         global escape
 
         birth_str = ""
-        birth_handle = self._obj.get_birth_handle()
-        if birth_handle:
-            birth = self._db.get_event_from_handle(birth_handle)
+        birth_ref = self._obj.get_birth_ref()
+        if birth_ref:
+            birth = self._db.get_event_from_handle(birth_ref.ref)
             date_str = DateHandler.get_date(birth)
             if date_str != "":
                 birth_str = escape(date_str)