diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h b/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
index 63283c2554..2919fc80d9 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ public:
     bool Create(int width, int height, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH) wxOVERRIDE;
     bool Create(const wxSize& sz, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH) wxOVERRIDE
         { return Create(sz.GetWidth(), sz.GetHeight(), depth); }
-    bool Create(int width, int height, const wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc))
-        { return Create(width,height); }
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
+    bool Create(int width, int height, const wxDC& dc);
     virtual void SetScaleFactor(double scale) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual double GetScaleFactor() const wxOVERRIDE;
+#else
+    bool Create(int width, int height, const wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc))
+        { return Create(width,height); }
 #endif
 
     virtual int GetHeight() const wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp b/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
index 488fc4c7f4..095b09b78c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include "wx/math.h"
 #include "wx/rawbmp.h"
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+#include "wx/dc.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "wx/gtk/private/object.h"
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
 
@@ -990,6 +994,13 @@ void wxBitmap::SetMask( wxMask *mask )
 }
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
+bool wxBitmap::Create(int width, int height, const wxDC& dc)
+{
+    return DoCreate(wxSize(width, height),
+                    dc.GetContentScaleFactor(),
+                    wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
+}
+
 bool wxBitmap::DoCreate(const wxSize& size, double scale, int depth)
 {
     Create(size*scale, depth);