diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 23dc7dc0e8..195569b43c 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ wxMSW:
 
 wxGTK:
 
+- Fix masking of disabled bitmaps in wxMenuItem and wxStaticBitmap.
+
 wxMac:
 
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index d635584f0c..f142ceb09b 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -1145,18 +1145,9 @@ bool wxMenu::GtkAppend(wxMenuItem *mitem, int pos)
             wxASSERT_MSG( mitem->GetKind() == wxITEM_NORMAL,
                             _T("only normal menu items can have bitmaps") );
 
-            if ( bitmap.HasPixbuf() )
-            {
-                image = gtk_image_new_from_pixbuf(bitmap.GetPixbuf());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap.GetPixmap();
-                GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap.GetMask() ?
-                                            bitmap.GetMask()->GetBitmap() :
-                                            (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
-                image = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap( gdk_pixmap, gdk_bitmap );
-            }
+            // always use pixbuf, because pixmap mask does not
+            // work with disabled images in some themes
+            image = gtk_image_new_from_pixbuf(bitmap.GetPixbuf());
         }
 
         if ( image )
diff --git a/src/gtk/statbmp.cpp b/src/gtk/statbmp.cpp
index 7bc4035a18..b42b269d79 100644
--- a/src/gtk/statbmp.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/statbmp.cpp
@@ -66,18 +66,9 @@ void wxStaticBitmap::SetBitmap( const wxBitmap &bitmap )
 
     if (m_bitmap.Ok())
     {
-        GdkBitmap *mask = (GdkBitmap *) NULL;
-        if (m_bitmap.GetMask())
-            mask = m_bitmap.GetMask()->GetBitmap();
-
-        if (m_bitmap.HasPixbuf())
-        {
-            gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf(GTK_IMAGE(m_widget),
-                                      m_bitmap.GetPixbuf());
-        }
-        else
-            gtk_image_set_from_pixmap(GTK_IMAGE(m_widget),
-                                      m_bitmap.GetPixmap(), mask);
+        // always use pixbuf, because pixmap mask does not
+        // work with disabled images in some themes
+        gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf(GTK_IMAGE(m_widget), m_bitmap.GetPixbuf());
 
         InvalidateBestSize();
         SetSize(GetBestSize());