diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index 023b8011f2..065801b00f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2006 MetaCarta, Inc., published under the BSD license.
  * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the full
  * text of the license. */
+
 // @require: OpenLayers/Layer.js
 
+
+if (typeof GMap2 != "undefined") {
+    
+    /** Hack-on function because GMAPS does not give it to us
+     * 
+     * @param {GLatLng} gLatLng 
+     *
+     * @returns A GPoint specifying gLatLng translated into "Container" coords
+     * @type GPoint
+     */
+    GMap2.prototype.fromLatLngToContainerPixel = function(gLatLng) {
+    
+        // first we translate into "DivPixel"
+        var gPoint = this.fromLatLngToDivPixel(gLatLng);
+    
+        // locate the sliding "Div" div
+        //  it seems like "b" is the main div
+        var div = this.b.firstChild.firstChild;
+    
+        // adjust by the offset of "Div" and voila!
+        gPoint.x += div.offsetLeft;
+        gPoint.y += div.offsetTop;
+    
+        return gPoint;
+    };
+}
+
 /**
  * @class
  */
@@ -188,40 +216,14 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
         if (this.gmap != null) {
             var gLatLng = this.getGLatLngFromOLLonLat(lonlat);
         
-            // note we use special hacked function here, 
-            // because GMaps doesnt give it to us
-            var gPoint = this.fromLatLngToContainerPixel(gLatLng);
+            // note we use special hacked function here
+            var gPoint = this.gmap.fromLatLngToContainerPixel(gLatLng);
         
             viewPortPx = this.getOLPixelFromGPoint(gPoint);
         }
         return viewPortPx;
     },
 
-    /** Hacked function because GMAPS does not give us 
-     *  a fromLatLngToContainerPixel. Cheers sde for the 
-     *  firstChild.firstChild find.
-     * 
-     * @param {GLatLng} gLatLng 
-     *
-     * @returns A GPoint specifying gLatLng translated into "Container" 
-     *          coordinates
-     * @type GPoint
-     */
-    fromLatLngToContainerPixel: function(gLatLng) {
-    
-        // first we translate into "DivPixel"
-        var gPoint = this.gmap.fromLatLngToDivPixel(gLatLng);
-    
-        // locate the sliding "Div" div
-        var div = this.div.firstChild.firstChild;
-    
-        // adjust by the offset of "Div" and voila!
-        gPoint.x += div.offsetLeft;
-        gPoint.y += div.offsetTop;
-    
-        return gPoint;
-    },
-
 
     /**
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds