diff --git a/unix/area.c b/unix/area.c
index c46447cc..ca99e602 100644
--- a/unix/area.c
+++ b/unix/area.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static gboolean areaWidget_draw(GtkWidget *w, cairo_t *cr)
 	uiAreaDrawParams dp;
 	double clipX0, clipY0, clipX1, clipY1;
 
-	dp.Context = newContext(cr);
+	dp.Context = newContext(cr,
+		gtk_widget_get_style_context(a->widget));
 
 	loadAreaSize(a, &(dp.AreaWidth), &(dp.AreaHeight));
 
diff --git a/unix/draw.c b/unix/draw.c
index 2d7a6367..b4d18049 100644
--- a/unix/draw.c
+++ b/unix/draw.c
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 #include "uipriv_unix.h"
 #include "draw.h"
 
-uiDrawContext *newContext(cairo_t *cr)
+uiDrawContext *newContext(cairo_t *cr, GtkStyleContext *style)
 {
 	uiDrawContext *c;
 
 	c = uiNew(uiDrawContext);
 	c->cr = cr;
+	c->style = style;
 	return c;
 }
 
 void freeContext(uiDrawContext *c)
 {
+	// free neither cr nor style; we own neither
 	uiFree(c);
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/draw.h b/unix/draw.h
index dbd82ff5..9eec2846 100644
--- a/unix/draw.h
+++ b/unix/draw.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // draw.c
 struct uiDrawContext {
 	cairo_t *cr;
+	GtkStyleContext *style;
 };
 
 // drawpath.c
diff --git a/unix/uipriv_unix.h b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
index 0a477158..3764f8ef 100644
--- a/unix/uipriv_unix.h
+++ b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern GtkWidget *childBox(struct child *c);
 extern void childSetMargined(struct child *c, int margined);
 
 // draw.c
-extern uiDrawContext *newContext(cairo_t *);
+extern uiDrawContext *newContext(cairo_t *cr, GtkStyleContext *style);
 extern void freeContext(uiDrawContext *);
 
 // drawtext.c