diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 6ddc69b43a..4fe4b1686b 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ public:
 
     // Draws the part of the cell not occupied by the control: the base class
     // version just fills it with background colour from the attribute
-    virtual void PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell, wxGridCellAttr *attr);
+    virtual void PaintBackground(wxDC& dc,
+                                 const wxRect& rectCell,
+                                 const wxGridCellAttr& attr);
 
 
     // The methods called by wxGrid when a cell is edited: first BeginEdit() is
diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grideditors.h b/include/wx/generic/grideditors.h
index 4a7b9270dd..aa0fd7af43 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grideditors.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grideditors.h
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public:
                         wxEvtHandler* evtHandler);
     virtual void SetSize(const wxRect& rect);
 
-    virtual void PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell, wxGridCellAttr *attr);
+    virtual void PaintBackground(wxDC& dc,
+                                 const wxRect& rectCell,
+                                 const wxGridCellAttr& attr);
 
     virtual bool IsAcceptedKey(wxKeyEvent& event);
     virtual void BeginEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid* grid);
@@ -297,7 +299,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual void SetSize(const wxRect& rect);
 
-    virtual void PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell, wxGridCellAttr *attr);
+    virtual void PaintBackground(wxDC& dc,
+                                 const wxRect& rectCell,
+                                 const wxGridCellAttr& attr);
 
     virtual void BeginEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid* grid);
     virtual bool EndEdit(int row, int col, const wxGrid* grid,
diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
index dc0f993dfa..ad85aa1117 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ GridFrame::GridFrame()
     grid->SetCellValue( 0, 5, wxT("Press\nCtrl+arrow\nto skip over\ncells") );
 
     grid->SetRowSize( 99, 60 );
+    grid->SetCellValue(98, 98, "Test background colour setting");
+    grid->SetCellBackgroundColour(98, 99, wxColour(255, 127, 127));
+    grid->SetCellBackgroundColour(99, 98, wxColour(255, 127, 127));
     grid->SetCellValue( 99, 99, wxT("Ctrl+End\nwill go to\nthis cell") );
     grid->SetCellValue( 1, 0, wxT("This default cell will overflow into neighboring cells, but not if you turn overflow off."));
 
@@ -465,6 +468,7 @@ GridFrame::GridFrame()
 
     grid->SetCellRenderer(3, 0, new wxGridCellBoolRenderer);
     grid->SetCellEditor(3, 0, new wxGridCellBoolEditor);
+    grid->SetCellBackgroundColour(3, 0, wxColour(255, 127, 127));
 
     wxGridCellAttr *attr;
     attr = new wxGridCellAttr;
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index ca15ddc2cc..3a67f6262a 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -5558,7 +5558,7 @@ void wxGrid::DrawCell( wxDC& dc, const wxGridCellCoords& coords )
         // implicitly, causing this out-of order render.
 #if !defined(__WXMAC__)
         wxGridCellEditor *editor = attr->GetEditor(this, row, col);
-        editor->PaintBackground(rect, attr);
+        editor->PaintBackground(dc, rect, *attr);
         editor->DecRef();
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/src/generic/grideditors.cpp b/src/generic/grideditors.cpp
index 36e067e9a6..939552b180 100644
--- a/src/generic/grideditors.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grideditors.cpp
@@ -246,21 +246,14 @@ void wxGridCellEditor::Create(wxWindow* WXUNUSED(parent),
         m_control->PushEventHandler(evtHandler);
 }
 
-void wxGridCellEditor::PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell,
-                                       wxGridCellAttr *attr)
+void wxGridCellEditor::PaintBackground(wxDC& dc,
+                                       const wxRect& rectCell,
+                                       const wxGridCellAttr& attr)
 {
     // erase the background because we might not fill the cell
-    wxClientDC dc(m_control->GetParent());
-    wxGridWindow* gridWindow = wxDynamicCast(m_control->GetParent(), wxGridWindow);
-    if (gridWindow)
-        gridWindow->GetOwner()->PrepareDC(dc);
-
     dc.SetPen(*wxTRANSPARENT_PEN);
-    dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(attr->GetBackgroundColour()));
+    dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(attr.GetBackgroundColour()));
     dc.DrawRectangle(rectCell);
-
-    // redraw the control we just painted over
-    m_control->Refresh();
 }
 
 void wxGridCellEditor::Destroy()
@@ -423,8 +416,9 @@ void wxGridCellTextEditor::DoCreate(wxWindow* parent,
     wxGridCellEditor::Create(parent, id, evtHandler);
 }
 
-void wxGridCellTextEditor::PaintBackground(const wxRect& WXUNUSED(rectCell),
-                                           wxGridCellAttr * WXUNUSED(attr))
+void wxGridCellTextEditor::PaintBackground(wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc),
+                                           const wxRect& WXUNUSED(rectCell),
+                                           const wxGridCellAttr& WXUNUSED(attr))
 {
     // as we fill the entire client area,
     // don't do anything here to minimize flicker
@@ -1451,8 +1445,9 @@ void wxGridCellChoiceEditor::SetSize(const wxRect& rect)
     wxGridCellEditor::SetSize(rectTallEnough);
 }
 
-void wxGridCellChoiceEditor::PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell,
-                                             wxGridCellAttr * attr)
+void wxGridCellChoiceEditor::PaintBackground(wxDC& dc,
+                                             const wxRect& rectCell,
+                                             const wxGridCellAttr& attr)
 {
     // as we fill the entire client area, don't do anything here to minimize
     // flicker
@@ -1460,7 +1455,7 @@ void wxGridCellChoiceEditor::PaintBackground(const wxRect& rectCell,
     // TODO: It doesn't actually fill the client area since the height of a
     // combo always defaults to the standard.  Until someone has time to
     // figure out the right rectangle to paint, just do it the normal way.
-    wxGridCellEditor::PaintBackground(rectCell, attr);
+    wxGridCellEditor::PaintBackground(dc, rectCell, attr);
 }
 
 void wxGridCellChoiceEditor::BeginEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid* grid)