diff --git a/src/gtk/bmpcbox.cpp b/src/gtk/bmpcbox.cpp
index 18ba536803..672413d798 100644
--- a/src/gtk/bmpcbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/bmpcbox.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void wxBitmapComboBox::GTKCreateComboBoxWidget()
     {
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
         m_widget = gtk_combo_box_new_with_model_and_entry(GTK_TREE_MODEL(store));
+        gtk_combo_box_set_entry_text_column(GTK_COMBO_BOX(m_widget), m_stringCellIndex);
 #else
         m_widget = gtk_combo_box_entry_new_with_model( GTK_TREE_MODEL(store), m_stringCellIndex );
 #endif