diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index acf403570b..557d3e1b5d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,17 @@ int wxComboBox::DoAppend( const wxString &item )
     {
         gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
         gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
+    }
 
-        ApplyWidgetStyle();
+    // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
+    GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
+    if (style)
+    {
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
+        GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
+        GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
+        gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
     }
 
     gtk_widget_show( list_item );
diff --git a/src/gtk/listbox.cpp b/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
index b2d8307151..4df5e56479 100644
--- a/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
@@ -578,21 +578,21 @@ void wxListBox::GtkAddItem( const wxString &item, int pos )
         gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
         gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
 
-        // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
-        GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
-        if (style)
-        {
-            gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
-            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
-            GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
-            gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
-            gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
-        }
-
 #if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
         if (m_tooltip) m_tooltip->Apply( this );
 #endif
     }
+
+    // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
+    GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
+    if (style)
+    {
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
+        GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
+        GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
+        gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
+    }
 }
 
 void wxListBox::DoSetItems( const wxArrayString& items,
diff --git a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
index acf403570b..557d3e1b5d 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,17 @@ int wxComboBox::DoAppend( const wxString &item )
     {
         gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
         gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
+    }
 
-        ApplyWidgetStyle();
+    // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
+    GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
+    if (style)
+    {
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
+        GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
+        GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
+        gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
     }
 
     gtk_widget_show( list_item );
diff --git a/src/gtk1/listbox.cpp b/src/gtk1/listbox.cpp
index b2d8307151..4df5e56479 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/listbox.cpp
@@ -578,21 +578,21 @@ void wxListBox::GtkAddItem( const wxString &item, int pos )
         gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
         gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
 
-        // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
-        GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
-        if (style)
-        {
-            gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
-            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
-            GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
-            gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
-            gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
-        }
-
 #if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
         if (m_tooltip) m_tooltip->Apply( this );
 #endif
     }
+
+    // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
+    GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
+    if (style)
+    {
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
+        GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
+        GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
+        gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
+        gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
+    }
 }
 
 void wxListBox::DoSetItems( const wxArrayString& items,