diff --git a/include/loki/Singleton.h b/include/loki/Singleton.h
index eaa634e..7e2ed51 100644
--- a/include/loki/Singleton.h
+++ b/include/loki/Singleton.h
@@ -855,19 +855,25 @@ namespace Loki
         static T& Instance();
     };
 
-    /// \def LOKI_SINGLETON_INSTANCE_DEFINITION(SHOLDER)
-    /// Convenience macro for the definition of the static Instance member function
-    /// Put this macro called with a SingletonHolder typedef into your cpp file.
-
-#define LOKI_SINGLETON_INSTANCE_DEFINITION(SHOLDER)                          \
-    template<>                                                               \
-    SHOLDER::ObjectType&  ::Loki::Singleton<SHOLDER::ObjectType>::Instance() \
-    {                                                                        \
-        return SHOLDER::Instance();                                          \
-    } 
-
 } // namespace Loki
 
+
+/// \def LOKI_SINGLETON_INSTANCE_DEFINITION(SHOLDER)
+/// Convenience macro for the definition of the static Instance member function
+/// Put this macro called with a SingletonHolder typedef into your cpp file.
+
+#define LOKI_SINGLETON_INSTANCE_DEFINITION(SHOLDER)                     \
+namespace Loki                                                          \
+{																		\
+	template<>                                                          \
+	SHOLDER::ObjectType&  Singleton<SHOLDER::ObjectType>::Instance()	\
+	{                                                                   \
+        return SHOLDER::Instance();                                     \
+	}																	\
+}
+
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Change log:
 // May 21, 2001: Correct the volatile qualifier - credit due to Darin Adler
@@ -883,6 +889,9 @@ namespace Loki
 #endif // SINGLETON_INC_
 
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.29  2006/03/15 08:47:18  syntheticpp
+// gcc: specialization only in the correct namespace, thx to Sam Miller
+//
 // Revision 1.28  2006/03/03 11:58:24  syntheticpp
 // also compile with gcc
 //
diff --git a/test/SingletonDll/singletondll.cpp b/test/SingletonDll/singletondll.cpp
index 1098f14..ebfbeb4 100755
--- a/test/SingletonDll/singletondll.cpp
+++ b/test/SingletonDll/singletondll.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ typedef Loki::SingletonHolder<Foo> FooSingleton;
 
 LOKI_SINGLETON_INSTANCE_DEFINITION(FooSingleton)
 /*
-// code generated by the macro:
-Foo&  Loki::Singleton<Foo>::Instance()
-{
-	return FooSingleton::Instance();
-};
+namespace Loki                                                          
+{																		
+	template<>                                                          
+	FooSingleton::ObjectType&  Singleton<FooSingleton::ObjectType>::Instance()	
+	{                                                                   
+        return FooSingleton::Instance();                                     
+	}																	
+}
 */
 
+
 template<>
 Foo&  Singleton<Foo>::Instance()
 {