diff --git a/src/gtk/control.cpp b/src/gtk/control.cpp
index f11b6e80ed..c418af212c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/control.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/control.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ wxControl::GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(GtkWidget* widget,
         stateFlag = GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE;
     }
     GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
+    gtk_style_context_save(sc);
     GdkRGBA c;
     gtk_style_context_set_state(sc, stateFlag);
     gtk_style_context_get_color(sc, stateFlag, &c);
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ wxControl::GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(GtkWidget* widget,
     gtk_style_context_get(
         sc, stateFlag, GTK_STYLE_PROPERTY_FONT, &info.description, NULL);
     attr.font = wxFont(info);
+    gtk_style_context_restore(sc);
 #else
     GtkStyle* style;
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 8920d55a22..d27f889f59 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,10 @@ draw_border(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* gdk_event, wxWindow* win)
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
         GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(win->m_wxwindow);
         GdkRGBA c;
+        gtk_style_context_save(sc);
         gtk_style_context_set_state(sc, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL);
         gtk_style_context_get_border_color(sc, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, &c);
+        gtk_style_context_restore(sc);
         gdk_cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, &c);
         cairo_set_line_width(cr, 1);
         cairo_rectangle(cr, x + 0.5, y + 0.5, w - 1, h - 1);
@@ -4444,9 +4446,11 @@ void wxWindowGTK::GTKApplyStyle(GtkWidget* widget, GtkRcStyle* WXUNUSED_IN_GTK3(
     cairo_pattern_t* pattern = NULL;
     if (m_backgroundColour.IsOk())
     {
+        gtk_style_context_save(context);
         gtk_style_context_set_state(context, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL);
         gtk_style_context_get(context,
             GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, "background-image", &pattern, NULL);
+        gtk_style_context_restore(context);
     }
     if (pattern)
     {