diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/glcanvas.h b/include/wx/gtk/glcanvas.h
index c60c601b8e..a2a8a5b311 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/glcanvas.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/glcanvas.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_GL wxGLCanvas : public wxGLCanvasX11
 {
+    typedef wxGLCanvasX11 BaseType;
 public:
     wxGLCanvas(wxWindow *parent,
                const wxGLAttributes& dispAttrs,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     // implementation from now on
     void OnInternalIdle() wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual void GTKHandleRealized() wxOVERRIDE;
 
     bool              m_exposed;
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
diff --git a/src/gtk/glcanvas.cpp b/src/gtk/glcanvas.cpp
index 61fd25ee2c..09df1c9495 100644
--- a/src/gtk/glcanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/glcanvas.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ Window wxGLCanvas::GetXWindow() const
     return window ? GDK_WINDOW_XID(window) : 0;
 }
 
+void wxGLCanvas::GTKHandleRealized()
+{
+    BaseType::GTKHandleRealized();
+
+    SendSizeEvent();
+}
+
 void wxGLCanvas::OnInternalIdle()
 {
     if (m_exposed)