diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index f6a1fe31ab..366f912244 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -4146,6 +4146,7 @@ gtk_widget_realize (GtkWidget *widget)
   GtkWidgetPrivate *priv;
   GdkExtensionMode mode;
   cairo_region_t *region;
+  GtkStyleContext *context;
 
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
   g_return_if_fail (widget->priv->anchored ||
@@ -4195,6 +4196,17 @@ gtk_widget_realize (GtkWidget *widget)
         gdk_window_set_support_multidevice (priv->window, TRUE);
 
       _gtk_widget_enable_device_events (widget);
+
+      context = g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (widget),
+                                    quark_style_context);
+      if (context)
+        {
+          GtkWidgetPath *path;
+
+          path = gtk_widget_get_path (widget);
+          gtk_style_context_set_path (context, path);
+          gtk_widget_path_free (path);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -13204,5 +13216,14 @@ gtk_widget_get_style_context (GtkWidget *widget)
                                (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
     }
 
+  if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget))
+    {
+      GtkWidgetPath *path;
+
+      path = gtk_widget_get_path (widget);
+      gtk_style_context_set_path (context, path);
+      gtk_widget_path_free (path);
+    }
+
   return context;
 }