diff --git a/src/gtk/control.cpp b/src/gtk/control.cpp
index c2633772fe..3f38a406b8 100644
--- a/src/gtk/control.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/control.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ bool wxControl::Create( wxWindow *parent,
 bool wxControl::SetFont(const wxFont& font)
 {
     const bool changed = base_type::SetFont(font);
-    if (changed && !gtk_widget_get_realized(m_widget))
+    if (changed && !gtk_widget_get_realized(m_widget) && gtk_check_version(3,5,0))
     {
         // GTK defers sending "style-updated" until widget is realized, but
         // GetBestSize() won't compute correct result until the signal is sent,
         // so we have to do it now
+        // But don't bother for GTK > 3.4, the change won't take effect until
+        // GTK updates it's style cache
         g_signal_emit_by_name(m_widget, "style-updated");
     }
     return changed;
diff --git a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
index 4d7a6cb9ea..62cc9316b1 100644
--- a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
     #include <hildon/hildon.h>
 #endif // wxUSE_LIBHILDON2
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+void wxGTKSizeRevalidate(wxWindow*);
+#endif
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // data
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1038,6 +1042,10 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Show( bool show )
         wxSizeEvent event(GetSize(), GetId());
         event.SetEventObject(this);
         HandleWindowEvent(event);
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+        wxGTKSizeRevalidate(this);
+#endif
     }
 
     bool change = base_type::Show(show);
@@ -1291,6 +1299,9 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::GTKUpdateDecorSize(const DecorSize& decorSize)
         sizeEvent.SetEventObject(this);
         HandleWindowEvent(sizeEvent);
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+        wxGTKSizeRevalidate(this);
+#endif
         gtk_widget_show(m_widget);
 
         wxShowEvent showEvent(GetId(), true);
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index e71ca1db8d..044c7ca587 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ static wxWindowGTK *gs_deferredFocusOut = NULL;
 GdkEvent    *g_lastMouseEvent = NULL;
 int          g_lastButtonNumber = 0;
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+static GList* gs_sizeRevalidateList;
+void wxGTKSizeRevalidate(wxWindow*);
+#endif
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // debug
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2038,6 +2043,17 @@ static void unrealize(GtkWidget*, wxWindow* win)
     win->GTKHandleUnrealize();
 }
 
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,8,0)
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// "layout" from GdkFrameClock
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void frame_clock_layout(GdkFrameClock*, wxWindow* win)
+{
+    wxGTKSizeRevalidate(win);
+}
+#endif // GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,8,0)
+
 } // extern "C"
 
 void wxWindowGTK::GTKHandleRealized()
@@ -2083,13 +2099,26 @@ void wxWindowGTK::GTKHandleRealized()
     }
 #endif
 
+    const bool isTopLevel = IsTopLevel();
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,8,0)
+    if (isTopLevel && gtk_check_version(3,8,0) == NULL)
+    {
+        GdkFrameClock* clock = gtk_widget_get_frame_clock(m_widget);
+        if (clock &&
+            !g_signal_handler_find(clock, G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, this))
+        {
+            g_signal_connect(clock, "layout", G_CALLBACK(frame_clock_layout), this);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     wxWindowCreateEvent event(static_cast<wxWindow*>(this));
     event.SetEventObject( this );
     GTKProcessEvent( event );
 
     GTKUpdateCursor(false, true);
 
-    if (m_wxwindow && IsTopLevel())
+    if (m_wxwindow && isTopLevel)
     {
         // attaching to style changed signal after realization avoids initial
         // changes we don't care about
@@ -2482,6 +2511,8 @@ wxWindowGTK::~wxWindowGTK()
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
     if (m_styleProvider)
         g_object_unref(m_styleProvider);
+
+    gs_sizeRevalidateList = g_list_remove(gs_sizeRevalidateList, this);
 #endif
 
     gs_needCursorResetMap.erase(this);
@@ -4531,6 +4562,32 @@ GdkWindow *wxWindowGTK::GTKGetWindow(wxArrayGdkWindows& WXUNUSED(windows)) const
     return m_wxwindow ? GTKGetDrawingWindow() : gtk_widget_get_window(m_widget);
 }
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+void wxGTKSizeRevalidate(wxWindow* tlw)
+{
+    GList* next;
+    for (GList* p = gs_sizeRevalidateList; p; p = next)
+    {
+        next = p->next;
+        wxWindow* win = static_cast<wxWindow*>(p->data);
+        if (wxGetTopLevelParent(win) == tlw)
+        {
+            win->InvalidateBestSize();
+            gs_sizeRevalidateList = g_list_delete_link(gs_sizeRevalidateList, p);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static gboolean before_resize(void* data)
+{
+    wxWindow* win = static_cast<wxWindow*>(data);
+    win->InvalidateBestSize();
+    return false;
+}
+}
+#endif // __WXGTK3__
+
 bool wxWindowGTK::SetFont( const wxFont &font )
 {
     if (!wxWindowBase::SetFont(font))
@@ -4543,6 +4600,24 @@ bool wxWindowGTK::SetFont( const wxFont &font )
         GTKApplyWidgetStyle(true);
     }
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+    // Starting with GTK 3.6, style information is cached, and the cache is only
+    // updated before resizing, or when showing a TLW. If a different size font
+    // is set, our best size calculation will be wrong. All we can do is
+    // invalidate the best size right before the style cache is updated, so any
+    // subsequent best size requests use the correct font.
+    if (gtk_check_version(3,8,0) == NULL)
+        gs_sizeRevalidateList = g_list_append(gs_sizeRevalidateList, this);
+    else if (gtk_check_version(3,6,0) == NULL)
+    {
+        wxWindow* tlw = wxGetTopLevelParent(static_cast<wxWindow*>(this));
+        if (tlw->m_widget && gtk_widget_get_visible(tlw->m_widget))
+            g_idle_add_full(GTK_PRIORITY_RESIZE - 1, before_resize, this, NULL);
+        else
+            gs_sizeRevalidateList = g_list_append(gs_sizeRevalidateList, this);
+    }
+#endif
+
     return true;
 }