diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 0c120ebe13..0c3be8b0b0 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -3738,8 +3738,13 @@ void wxWindowGTK::GTKUpdateCursor(bool isBusyOrGlobalCursor, bool isRealize)
         if (data)
         {
             // encourage native widget to restore any non-default cursors
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+            GtkStateFlags state = gtk_widget_get_state_flags(GTK_WIDGET(data));
+            g_signal_emit_by_name(data, "state-flags-changed", state);
+#else
             GtkStateType state = gtk_widget_get_state(GTK_WIDGET(data));
             g_signal_emit_by_name(data, "state-changed", state);
+#endif
         }
     }
 }