diff --git a/ext/RMagick/rmutil.c b/ext/RMagick/rmutil.c
index 9c61746e1..edd73eaef 100644
--- a/ext/RMagick/rmutil.c
+++ b/ext/RMagick/rmutil.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: rmutil.c,v 1.166 2008/10/22 22:27:05 rmagick Exp $ */
+/* $Id: rmutil.c,v 1.167 2008/10/27 22:16:52 rmagick Exp $ */
 /*============================================================================\
 |                Copyright (C) 2008 by Timothy P. Hunter
 | Name:     rmutil.c
@@ -3372,6 +3372,31 @@ rm_set_property(Image *image, const char *property, const char *value)
 }
 
 
+/*
+    Function:   rm_set_user_artifact
+    Purpose:    If a "user" option is present in the Info, assign its value to
+                a "user" artifact in each image.
+*/
+void rm_set_user_artifact(Image *images, Info *info)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_SETIMAGEARTIFACT)
+    Image *image;
+    const char *value;
+
+    value = GetImageOption(info, "user");
+    if (value)
+    {
+        image = GetFirstImageInList(images);
+        while (image)
+        {
+            (void) SetImageArtifact(image, "user", value);
+            image = GetNextImageInList(image);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+
 /*
     Function:   rm_get_optional_arguments
     Purpose:    Collect optional method arguments via Magick::OptionalMethodArguments