diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/print.h b/include/wx/gtk/print.h
index b01b3cd524..99bdcf0f8f 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/print.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/print.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
     void SetPrintConfig( GtkPrintSettings * config );
 
     GtkPrintOperation* GetPrintJob() { return m_job; }
-    void SetPrintJob(GtkPrintOperation *job) { m_job = job; }
+    void SetPrintJob(GtkPrintOperation *job);
 
     GtkPrintContext *GetPrintContext() { return m_context; }
     void SetPrintContext(GtkPrintContext *context) {m_context = context; }
diff --git a/src/gtk/print.cpp b/src/gtk/print.cpp
index 8616243e60..17ce4a19cc 100644
--- a/src/gtk/print.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/print.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,22 @@ wxGtkPrintNativeData::~wxGtkPrintNativeData()
     g_object_unref(m_config);
 }
 
+void wxGtkPrintNativeData::SetPrintJob(GtkPrintOperation* job)
+{
+    m_job = job;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,18,0)
+    if (job)
+    {
+#ifndef __WXGTK3__
+        if (gtk_check_version(2,18,0) == NULL)
+#endif
+        {
+            gtk_print_operation_set_embed_page_setup(job, true);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 // Convert datas stored in m_config to a wxPrintData.
 // Called by wxPrintData::ConvertFromNative().
 bool wxGtkPrintNativeData::TransferTo( wxPrintData &data )