diff --git a/include/wx/clrpicker.h b/include/wx/clrpicker.h
index 5e30999e06..840e0b1123 100644
--- a/include/wx/clrpicker.h
+++ b/include/wx/clrpicker.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ protected:
 // NOTE: this style is supported just by wxColourButtonGeneric and
 //       thus is not exposed in wxColourPickerCtrl
 #define wxCLRP_SHOW_LABEL             0x0008
+#define wxCLRP_SHOW_ALPHA             0x0010
 
 // map platform-dependent controls which implement the wxColourPickerWidgetBase
 // under the name "wxColourPickerWidget".
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public:        // internal functions
 
 protected:
     virtual long GetPickerStyle(long style) const wxOVERRIDE
-        { return (style & wxCLRP_SHOW_LABEL); }
+        { return (style & (wxCLRP_SHOW_LABEL | wxCLRP_SHOW_ALPHA)); }
 
 private:
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxColourPickerCtrl);
diff --git a/src/gtk/clrpicker.cpp b/src/gtk/clrpicker.cpp
index a51491d552..14cff5db3e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/clrpicker.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/clrpicker.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ bool wxColourButton::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 #endif
     g_object_ref(m_widget);
 
+    // Display opacity slider
+    g_object_set(G_OBJECT(m_widget), "use-alpha",
+                 static_cast<bool>(style & wxCLRP_SHOW_ALPHA), NULL);
     // GtkColourButton signals
     g_signal_connect(m_widget, "color-set",
                     G_CALLBACK(gtk_clrbutton_setcolor_callback), this);