diff --git a/src/generic/caret.cpp b/src/generic/caret.cpp
index 8e7a8ec86b..b5b436808e 100644
--- a/src/generic/caret.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/caret.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ int wxCaretBase::GetBlinkTime()
 void wxCaretBase::SetBlinkTime(int milliseconds)
 {
     gs_blinkTime = milliseconds;
+
+#ifdef _WXGTK__
+    GtkSettings *settings = gtk_settings_get_default();
+    if (millseconds == 0)
+    {
+        gtk_settings_set_long_property(settings, "gtk-cursor-blink", gtk_false, NULL);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        gtk_settings_set_long_property(settings, "gtk-cursor-blink", gtk_true, NULL);
+        gtk_settings_set_long_property(settings, "gtk-cursor-time", milliseconds, NULL);
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
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