diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/choice.h b/include/wx/gtk/choice.h
index a9d9cc8e95..00d21b1718 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/choice.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/choice.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void DoDeleteOneItem(unsigned int n);
 
     virtual GdkWindow *GTKGetWindow(wxArrayGdkWindows& windows) const;
+    virtual void DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style);
 
     // in derived classes, implement this to insert list store entry
     // with all items default except text
diff --git a/src/gtk/choice.cpp b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
index af58e5c2ce..5028a57cf0 100644
--- a/src/gtk/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ wxSize wxChoice::DoGetBestSize() const
     return ret;
 }
 
+void wxChoice::DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style)
+{
+    gtk_widget_modify_style(m_widget, style);
+    gtk_widget_modify_style(GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child, style);
+}
+
+
 // static
 wxVisualAttributes
 wxChoice::GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant WXUNUSED(variant))