diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/hyperlink.h b/include/wx/gtk/hyperlink.h
index c63d21e623..486c5b8bcb 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/hyperlink.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/hyperlink.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV wxHyperlinkCtrl : public wxGenericHyperlinkCtrl
 {
+    typedef wxGenericHyperlinkCtrl base_type;
 public:
     // Default constructor (for two-step construction).
     wxHyperlinkCtrl() { }
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetURL() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void SetURL(const wxString &url) wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual void SetVisited(bool visited = true) wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual bool GetVisited() const wxOVERRIDE;
+
     virtual void SetLabel(const wxString &label) wxOVERRIDE;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/gtk/hyperlink.cpp b/src/gtk/hyperlink.cpp
index aee599faf5..9d05225288 100644
--- a/src/gtk/hyperlink.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/hyperlink.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static inline bool UseNative()
 extern "C" {
 static gboolean activate_link(GtkWidget*, wxHyperlinkCtrl* win)
 {
+    win->SetVisited(true);
     win->SendEvent();
     return true;
 }
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ static void clicked_hook(GtkLinkButton* button, const char*, void*)
         wxHyperlinkCtrl* win = static_cast<wxHyperlinkCtrl*>(p->data);
         if (win->m_widget == (GtkWidget*)button)
         {
+            win->SetVisited(true);
             win->SendEvent();
             return;
         }
@@ -250,6 +252,32 @@ wxColour wxHyperlinkCtrl::GetVisitedColour() const
     return ret;
 }
 
+void wxHyperlinkCtrl::SetVisited(bool visited)
+{
+    base_type::SetVisited(visited);
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,14,0)
+#ifndef __WXGTK3__
+    if (gtk_check_version(2,14,0) == NULL)
+#endif
+    {
+        gtk_link_button_set_visited(GTK_LINK_BUTTON(m_widget), visited);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+bool wxHyperlinkCtrl::GetVisited() const
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,14,0)
+#ifndef __WXGTK3__
+    if (gtk_check_version(2,14,0) == NULL)
+#endif
+    {
+        return gtk_link_button_get_visited(GTK_LINK_BUTTON(m_widget)) != 0;
+    }
+#endif
+    return base_type::GetVisited();
+}
+
 void wxHyperlinkCtrl::SetHoverColour(const wxColour &colour)
 {
     if ( UseNative() )