diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/toolbar.h b/include/wx/gtk/toolbar.h
index ffefa73a58..c752a8dd45 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/toolbar.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/toolbar.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public:
     virtual void SetToolNormalBitmap(int id, const wxBitmap& bitmap);
     virtual void SetToolDisabledBitmap(int id, const wxBitmap& bitmap);
 
+    virtual bool Realize();
+
     static wxVisualAttributes
     GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant variant = wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/toolbar.cpp b/src/gtk/toolbar.cpp
index 274feaa587..df4530d636 100644
--- a/src/gtk/toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/toolbar.cpp
@@ -445,6 +445,32 @@ void wxToolBar::SetWindowStyleFlag( long style )
         GtkSetStyle();
 }
 
+bool wxToolBar::Realize()
+{
+    if ( !wxToolBarBase::Realize() )
+        return false;
+
+    // bring the initial state of all the toolbar items in line with the
+    // internal state if the latter was changed by calling wxToolBarTool::
+    // Enable(): this works under MSW, where the toolbar items are only created
+    // in Realize() which uses the internal state to determine the initial
+    // button state, so make it work under GTK too
+    for ( wxToolBarToolsList::const_iterator i = m_tools.begin();
+          i != m_tools.end();
+          ++i )
+    {
+        // by default the toolbar items are enabled and not toggled, so we only
+        // have to do something if their internal state doesn't correspond to
+        // this
+        if ( !(*i)->IsEnabled() )
+            DoEnableTool(*i, false);
+        if ( (*i)->IsToggled() )
+            DoToggleTool(*i, true);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool wxToolBar::DoInsertTool(size_t pos, wxToolBarToolBase *toolBase)
 {
     wxToolBarTool* tool = static_cast<wxToolBarTool*>(toolBase);