diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/window.h b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
index 40685ab806..f5c690f5bc 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     virtual void Refresh( bool eraseBackground = TRUE,
                           const wxRect *rect = (const wxRect *) NULL );
     virtual void Update();
-    virtual void Clear();
+    virtual void ClearBackground();
 
     virtual bool SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour );
     virtual bool SetForegroundColour( const wxColour &colour );
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/window.h b/include/wx/gtk1/window.h
index 40685ab806..f5c690f5bc 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/window.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     virtual void Refresh( bool eraseBackground = TRUE,
                           const wxRect *rect = (const wxRect *) NULL );
     virtual void Update();
-    virtual void Clear();
+    virtual void ClearBackground();
 
     virtual bool SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour );
     virtual bool SetForegroundColour( const wxColour &colour );
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 9b8fc44a59..b966d46d21 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ void wxWindowGTK::GtkSendPaintEvents()
     m_updateRegion.Clear();
 }
 
-void wxWindowGTK::Clear()
+void wxWindowGTK::ClearBackground()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid window") );
 
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 9b8fc44a59..b966d46d21 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ void wxWindowGTK::GtkSendPaintEvents()
     m_updateRegion.Clear();
 }
 
-void wxWindowGTK::Clear()
+void wxWindowGTK::ClearBackground()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid window") );