diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index dd87546c1c..672870f887 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff).
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option.
 - Added support for GTK+ print backend
+- Fix changing font/colour of label in buttons with images (Marcin Wojdyr).
 
 wxMac:
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/button.cpp b/src/gtk/button.cpp
index cfa49892f7..d1876481e8 100644
--- a/src/gtk/button.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/button.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,21 @@ GdkWindow *wxButton::GTKGetWindow(wxArrayGdkWindows& WXUNUSED(windows)) const
 void wxButton::DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style)
 {
     gtk_widget_modify_style(m_widget, style);
-    gtk_widget_modify_style(GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child, style);
+    GtkWidget *child = GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child;
+    gtk_widget_modify_style(child, style);
+
+    // for buttons with images, the path to the label is (at least in 2.12)
+    // GtkButton -> GtkAlignment -> GtkHBox -> GtkLabel
+    if ( GTK_IS_ALIGNMENT(child) )
+    {
+        GtkWidget *box = GTK_BIN(child)->child;
+        if ( GTK_IS_BOX(box) )
+        {
+            GList *items = gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER(box));
+            for ( GList *item = items; item; item = item->next )
+                gtk_widget_modify_style(GTK_WIDGET(item->data), style);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 wxSize wxButton::DoGetBestSize() const