diff --git a/src/gtk/settings.cpp b/src/gtk/settings.cpp
index 98efe96766..0f5f4de5fe 100644
--- a/src/gtk/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/settings.cpp
@@ -156,16 +156,34 @@ static void bg(GtkWidget* widget, GtkStateFlags state, GdkRGBA& gdkRGBA)
 {
     GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
     gtk_style_context_get_background_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    if (gdkRGBA.alpha <= 0)
+    {
+        widget = gtk_widget_get_parent(GTK_WIDGET(ContainerWidget()));
+        sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
+        gtk_style_context_get_background_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    }
 }
 static void fg(GtkWidget* widget, GtkStateFlags state, GdkRGBA& gdkRGBA)
 {
     GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
     gtk_style_context_get_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    if (gdkRGBA.alpha <= 0)
+    {
+        widget = gtk_widget_get_parent(GTK_WIDGET(ContainerWidget()));
+        sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
+        gtk_style_context_get_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    }
 }
 static void border(GtkWidget* widget, GtkStateFlags state, GdkRGBA& gdkRGBA)
 {
     GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
     gtk_style_context_get_border_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    if (gdkRGBA.alpha <= 0)
+    {
+        widget = gtk_widget_get_parent(GTK_WIDGET(ContainerWidget()));
+        sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
+        gtk_style_context_get_border_color(sc, state, &gdkRGBA);
+    }
 }
 
 wxColour wxSystemSettingsNative::GetColour(wxSystemColour index)
@@ -235,14 +253,21 @@ wxColour wxSystemSettingsNative::GetColour(wxSystemColour index)
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION:
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUHILIGHT:
-        bg(MenuItemWidget(), GTK_STATE_FLAG_SELECTED, gdkRGBA);
+        bg(MenuItemWidget(), GTK_STATE_FLAG_PRELIGHT, gdkRGBA);
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUTEXT:
         fg(MenuItemWidget(), GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, gdkRGBA);
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_APPWORKSPACE:
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW:
-        bg(TextCtrlWidget(), GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, gdkRGBA);
+        {
+            GtkWidget* widget = TextCtrlWidget();
+            GtkStyleContext* sc = gtk_widget_get_style_context(widget);
+            gtk_style_context_save(sc);
+            gtk_style_context_add_class(sc, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_VIEW);
+            bg(widget, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL, gdkRGBA);
+            gtk_style_context_restore(sc);
+        }
         break;
     case wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT:
         {