diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/private/gdkconv.h b/include/wx/gtk/private/gdkconv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b18884970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/private/gdkconv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/gtk/private/gdkconv.h
+// Purpose:     Helper functions for converting between GDK and wx types
+// Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
+// Created:     2009-11-10
+// RCS-ID:      $Id: wxhead.h,v 1.11 2009-06-29 10:23:04 zeitlin Exp $
+// Copyright:   (c) 2009 Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef _GTK_PRIVATE_GDKCONV_H_
+#define _GTK_PRIVATE_GDKCONV_H_
+
+namespace wxGTKImpl
+{
+
+inline wxRect wxRectFromGDKRect(const GdkRectangle *r)
+{
+    return wxRect(r->x, r->y, r->width, r->height);
+}
+
+} // namespace wxGTKImpl
+
+#endif // _GTK_PRIVATE_GDKCONV_H_
+
diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index c0f03ab35a..128c23c782 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 #include "wx/gtk/dc.h"
 #include "wx/gtk/dcclient.h"
 
+#include "wx/gtk/private/gdkconv.h"
+using namespace wxGTKImpl;
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1150,8 +1153,8 @@ static GtkCellEditable *gtk_wx_cell_renderer_start_editing(
 //    rect.width  -= renderer->xpad * 2;
 //    rect.height -= renderer->ypad * 2;
 
-//    wxRect renderrect( rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height );
-    wxRect renderrect( cell_area->x, cell_area->y, cell_area->width, cell_area->height );
+//    wxRect renderrect(wxRectFromGDKRect(&rect));
+    wxRect renderrect(wxRectFromGDKRect(cell_area));
 
     GtkTreePath *treepath = gtk_tree_path_new_from_string( path );
     GtkTreeIter iter;
@@ -1244,7 +1247,7 @@ gtk_wx_cell_renderer_render (GtkCellRenderer      *renderer,
     GdkRectangle dummy;
     if (gdk_rectangle_intersect (expose_area, &rect, &dummy))
     {
-        wxRect renderrect( rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height );
+        wxRect renderrect(wxRectFromGDKRect(&rect));
         wxWindowDC* dc = (wxWindowDC*) cell->GetDC();
         wxWindowDCImpl *impl = (wxWindowDCImpl *) dc->GetImpl();
 
@@ -1297,7 +1300,7 @@ gtk_wx_cell_renderer_activate(
     rect.width  -= renderer->xpad * 2;
     rect.height -= renderer->ypad * 2;
 
-    wxRect renderrect( rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height );
+    wxRect renderrect(wxRectFromGDKRect(&rect));
 
     wxDataViewModel *model = cell->GetOwner()->GetOwner()->GetModel();