diff --git a/include/wx/font.h b/include/wx/font.h
index 27f42bbca8..b14281221e 100644
--- a/include/wx/font.h
+++ b/include/wx/font.h
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@ protected:
         return (flags & wxFONTFLAG_UNDERLINED) != 0;
     }
 
+    static bool GetStrikethroughFromFlags(int flags)
+    {
+        return (flags & wxFONTFLAG_STRIKETHROUGH) != 0;
+    }
 
 private:
     // the currently default encoding: by default, it's the default system
diff --git a/src/gtk/font.cpp b/src/gtk/font.cpp
index 06260392d9..5ff6a3a10f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/font.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ wxFont::wxFont(int pointSize,
                                   GetStyleFromFlags(flags),
                                   GetWeightFromFlags(flags),
                                   GetUnderlinedFromFlags(flags),
-                                  false, face, encoding);
+                                  GetStrikethroughFromFlags(flags),
+                                  face, encoding);
 }
 
 bool wxFont::Create( int pointSize,