diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index 3ca8b55e60..ee482cd68c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,13 @@ wxgtk_tree_model_init(GTypeInstance* instance, void*)
 {
     GtkWxTreeModel* tree_model = GTK_WX_TREE_MODEL(instance);
     tree_model->internal = NULL;
-    tree_model->stamp = g_random_int();
+
+    // 0 is handled specially in wxGtkTreeCellDataFunc, so don't use it as the
+    // stamp.
+    do
+    {
+        tree_model->stamp = g_random_int();
+    } while ( tree_model->stamp == 0 );
 }
 
 } // extern "C"
@@ -746,9 +752,18 @@ static GtkTreePath *
 wxgtk_tree_model_get_path (GtkTreeModel *tree_model,
                            GtkTreeIter  *iter)
 {
-    GtkWxTreeModel *wxtree_model = (GtkWxTreeModel *) tree_model;
-    g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WX_TREE_MODEL (wxtree_model), NULL);
-    g_return_val_if_fail (iter->stamp == GTK_WX_TREE_MODEL (wxtree_model)->stamp, NULL);
+    g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WX_TREE_MODEL (tree_model), NULL);
+
+    GtkWxTreeModel *wxtree_model = GTK_WX_TREE_MODEL (tree_model);
+    if ( wxtree_model->stamp == 0 )
+    {
+        // The model is temporarily invalid and can't be used, see Cleared(),
+        // but we need to return some valid path from here -- just return an
+        // empty one.
+        return gtk_tree_path_new();
+    }
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail (iter->stamp == wxtree_model->stamp, NULL);
 
     return wxtree_model->internal->get_path( iter );
 }
@@ -1891,12 +1906,25 @@ bool wxGtkDataViewModelNotifier::Cleared()
 
     GtkTreePath *path = gtk_tree_path_new_first();  // points to root
 
+    // It is important to avoid selection changed events being generated from
+    // here as they would reference the already deleted model items, which
+    // would result in crashes in any code attempting to handle these events.
+    wxDataViewCtrl::SelectionEventsSuppressor noSelection(m_internal->GetOwner());
+
+    // We also need to prevent wxGtkTreeCellDataFunc from using the model items
+    // not existing any longer, so change the model stamp to indicate that it
+    // temporarily can't be used.
+    const gint stampOrig = wxgtk_model->stamp;
+    wxgtk_model->stamp = 0;
+
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
         gtk_tree_model_row_deleted( GTK_TREE_MODEL(wxgtk_model), path );
 
     gtk_tree_path_free( path );
 
+    wxgtk_model->stamp = stampOrig;
+
     m_internal->Cleared();
 
     return true;
@@ -3059,6 +3087,13 @@ static void wxGtkTreeCellDataFunc( GtkTreeViewColumn *WXUNUSED(column),
     g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WX_TREE_MODEL (model));
     GtkWxTreeModel *tree_model = (GtkWxTreeModel *) model;
 
+    if ( !tree_model->stamp )
+    {
+        // The model is temporarily invalid and can't be used, see the code in
+        // wxGtkDataViewModelNotifier::Cleared().
+        return;
+    }
+
     wxDataViewRenderer *cell = (wxDataViewRenderer*) data;
 
     wxDataViewItem item( (void*) iter->user_data );