diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dd7c132631..2e394ce9c5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Apr 15 19:03:28 2008  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA  <zn@mbf.nifty.com>
+
+	* eval.c (method_receiver, method_name, method_owner): New
+	  methods; backported from 1.9. bug#19007
+
 Tue Apr 15 18:39:14 2008  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA  <zn@mbf.nifty.com>
 
 	* lib/uri.rb, lib/uri/ldaps.rb: added LDAPS
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6ebec2d2c5..ea98fc2d8e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
 
     Return an enumerator if no block is given.
 
+  * Method#receiver
+  * Method#name
+  * Method#owner
+
+    New methods.
+
   * Numeric#step
 
     Return an enumerator if no block is given.
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 5a03eccc91..fbca6a0fec 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -9118,6 +9118,57 @@ method_unbind(obj)
     return method;
 }
 
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *     meth.receiver    => object
+ *
+ *  Returns the bound receiver of the method object.
+ */
+
+static VALUE
+method_receiver(obj)
+    VALUE obj;
+{
+    struct METHOD *data;
+
+    Data_Get_Struct(obj, struct METHOD, data);
+    return data->recv;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *     meth.name    => string
+ *
+ *  Returns the name of the method.
+ */
+
+static VALUE
+method_name(obj)
+    VALUE obj;
+{
+    struct METHOD *data;
+
+    Data_Get_Struct(obj, struct METHOD, data);
+    return rb_str_new2(rb_id2name(data->oid));
+}
+
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *     meth.owner    => class_or_module
+ *
+ *  Returns the class or module that defines the method.
+ */
+
+static VALUE
+method_owner(obj)
+    VALUE obj;
+{
+    struct METHOD *data;
+
+    Data_Get_Struct(obj, struct METHOD, data);
+    return data->klass;
+}
+
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     obj.method(sym)    => method
@@ -9739,6 +9790,9 @@ Init_Proc()
     rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "inspect", method_inspect, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "to_s", method_inspect, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "to_proc", method_proc, 0);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "receiver", method_receiver, 0);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "name", method_name, 0);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "owner", method_owner, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMethod, "unbind", method_unbind, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_mKernel, "method", rb_obj_method, 1);
 
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_method.rb b/test/ruby/test_method.rb
index c30705cb15..b22c2cba62 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_method.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_method.rb
@@ -39,4 +39,13 @@ class TestMethod < Test::Unit::TestCase
       um.bind(Base.new)
     end
   end
+
+  def test_receiver_name_owner
+    o = Object.new
+    def o.foo; end
+    m = o.method(:foo)
+    assert_equal(o, m.receiver)
+    assert_equal("foo", m.name)
+    assert_equal(class << o; self; end, m.owner)
+  end
 end