diff --git a/gtk/gtkswitch.c b/gtk/gtkswitch.c
index b9162bee1e..6e6a8203a9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkswitch.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkswitch.c
@@ -1197,9 +1197,9 @@ gtk_switch_set_state (GtkSwitch *sw,
   gtk_switch_set_active (sw, state);
 
   if (state)
-    gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (sw), GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE, FALSE);
+    gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (sw), GTK_STATE_FLAG_CHECKED, FALSE);
   else
-    gtk_widget_unset_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (sw), GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE);
+    gtk_widget_unset_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (sw), GTK_STATE_FLAG_CHECKED);
 
   g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (sw), "state");
 }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index e03914acb0..7724ebfd52 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ switch {
   background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, mix($bg_color, $borders_color, 60%));
   text-shadow: 0 1px transparentize(black, 0.9);
 
-  &:active {
+  &:checked {
     color: white;
     border-color: $selected_borders_color;
     background-color: $selected_bg_color;
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@ switch {
     text-shadow: none;
     transition: $backdrop_transition;
 
-    &:active {
+    &:checked {
       @if $variant == 'light' { color: $backdrop_bg_color; }
       border-color: if($variant == 'light', $selected_bg_color,
                                             $selected_borders_color);
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ switch {
 
   &:hover slider { @include button(hover-alt, $edge: $shadow_color); }
 
-  &:active slider { border: 1px solid $selected_borders_color; }
+  &:checked slider { border: 1px solid $selected_borders_color; }
 
   &:disabled slider { @include button(insensitive); }
 
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ switch {
       @include button(backdrop);
     }
 
-    &:active slider { border-color: if($variant == 'light', $selected_bg_color, $selected_borders_color); }
+    &:checked slider { border-color: if($variant == 'light', $selected_bg_color, $selected_borders_color); }
 
     &:disabled slider { @include button(backdrop-insensitive); }
   }
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ switch {
       &.slider:dir(rtl) { border-left-color: $borders_color; }
       &.slider:dir(ltr) { border-right-color: $borders_color; }
 
-      &.slider { &:active, & { border-color: $selected_borders_color; } }
+      &.slider { &:checked, & { border-color: $selected_borders_color; } }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 777f0cb8d6..9a97f03e43 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ switch {
   color: #eeeeec;
   background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #2d3232);
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active {
+  switch:checked {
     color: white;
     border-color: #0f2b48;
     background-color: #215d9c;
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@ switch {
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: none;
     transition: 200ms ease-out; }
-    switch:backdrop:active {
+    switch:backdrop:checked {
       border-color: #0f2b48;
       background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #215d9c);
       box-shadow: none; }
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ switch {
     border-color: #1c1f1f;
     background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #393f3f 20%, #2f3434 90%);
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05), inset 0 -2px #323737, inset 0 -1px #2a2f2f, 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active slider {
+  switch:checked slider {
     border: 1px solid #0f2b48; }
   switch:disabled slider {
     border-color: #1c1f1f;
@@ -2631,7 +2631,7 @@ switch {
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); }
     switch:backdrop slider label, switch:backdrop slider {
       color: #949796; }
-  switch:backdrop:active slider {
+  switch:backdrop:checked slider {
     border-color: #0f2b48; }
   switch:backdrop:disabled slider {
     border-color: #1f2222;
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index d7bb3e336a..d0fc8a1614 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ switch {
   color: #2e3436;
   background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #cacac8);
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active {
+  switch:checked {
     color: white;
     border-color: #184472;
     background-color: #4a90d9;
@@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ switch {
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: none;
     transition: 200ms ease-out; }
-    switch:backdrop:active {
+    switch:backdrop:checked {
       color: #e8e8e7;
       border-color: #4a90d9;
       background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #4a90d9);
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ switch {
     border-color: #9d9d99;
     background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fefefe 10%, #f2f2f1 90%);
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px white, inset 0 -2px #f4f4f4, inset 0 -1px #cfcfcd, 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active slider {
+  switch:checked slider {
     border: 1px solid #184472; }
   switch:disabled slider {
     border-color: #9d9d99;
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ switch {
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); }
     switch:backdrop slider label, switch:backdrop slider {
       color: #8b8e8f; }
-  switch:backdrop:active slider {
+  switch:backdrop:checked slider {
     border-color: #4a90d9; }
   switch:backdrop:disabled slider {
     border-color: #a5a5a1;
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ switch {
       border-left-color: #9d9d99; }
     row:selected switch.slider:dir(ltr) {
       border-right-color: #9d9d99; }
-    row:selected switch.slider:active, row:selected switch.slider {
+    row:selected switch.slider:checked, row:selected switch.slider {
       border-color: #184472; }
 
 /*************************
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
index 3ce51c21d3..7eaac032a9 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ switch {
     background-color: mix($bg_color,$borders_color,60%);
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px transparentize(black, 0.9); /*outset not working*/
     text-shadow: 0 1px transparentize(black, 0.9);
-    &:active {
+    &:checked {
         color: white;
         border-color: $selected_borders_color;
         background-color: $selected_bg_color;
@@ -1992,13 +1992,13 @@ switch {
         background-color: $backdrop_bg_color;
         box-shadow: none;
         text-shadow: none;
-        &:active {
+        &:checked {
           color: $selected_fg_color;
           border-color: $backdrop_borders_color;
           background-color: $backdrop_borders_color;
           box-shadow: none;
         }
-        &:disabled, &:disabled:active {
+        &:disabled, &:disabled:checked {
           background-color: $insensitive_bg_color;
           color: $insensitive_fg_color;
           border-color: $insensitive_fg_color;
@@ -2016,14 +2016,14 @@ switch {
 
     &:hover slider { @include button(hover); }
 
-    &:active slider { border: 2px solid $selected_borders_color; }
+    &:checked slider { border: 2px solid $selected_borders_color; }
 
     &:disabled slider { @include button(insensitive); }
 
     &:backdrop {
         slider { @include button(backdrop); }
 
-        &:active slider { border-color: if($variant == 'light', $selected_bg_color, $selected_borders_color); }
+        &:checked slider { border-color: if($variant == 'light', $selected_bg_color, $selected_borders_color); }
 
         &:disabled slider { @include button(backdrop-insensitive); }
     }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
index f35b65b0e3..adf2404ba3 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ switch {
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   /*outset not working*/
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active {
+  switch:checked {
     color: white;
     border-color: #aaa;
     background-color: #aaa;
@@ -2043,12 +2043,12 @@ switch {
     background-color: #000;
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: none; }
-    switch:backdrop:active {
+    switch:backdrop:checked {
       color: #fff;
       border-color: #737373;
       background-color: #737373;
       box-shadow: none; }
-    switch:backdrop:disabled, switch:backdrop:disabled:active {
+    switch:backdrop:disabled, switch:backdrop:disabled:checked {
       background-color: #070707;
       color: gray;
       border-color: gray; }
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ switch {
     background-color: #000;
     border-color: gray;
     background-image: none; }
-  switch:active slider {
+  switch:checked slider {
     border: 2px solid #aaa; }
   switch:disabled slider {
     border-width: 2px;
@@ -2087,7 +2087,7 @@ switch {
     background-color: #000;
     border-color: #737373;
     background-image: none; }
-  switch:backdrop:active slider {
+  switch:backdrop:checked slider {
     border-color: #aaa; }
   switch:backdrop:disabled slider {
     border-width: 2px;
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
index 9f73cf8382..7955d1e6a0 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ switch {
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   /*outset not working*/
   text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
-  switch:active {
+  switch:checked {
     color: white;
     border-color: #000;
     background-color: #000;
@@ -2047,12 +2047,12 @@ switch {
     background-color: #fff;
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: none; }
-    switch:backdrop:active {
+    switch:backdrop:checked {
       color: #fff;
       border-color: #8d8d8d;
       background-color: #8d8d8d;
       box-shadow: none; }
-    switch:backdrop:disabled, switch:backdrop:disabled:active {
+    switch:backdrop:disabled, switch:backdrop:disabled:checked {
       background-color: white;
       color: gray;
       border-color: gray; }
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ switch {
     background-color: #fff;
     border-color: gray;
     background-image: none; }
-  switch:active slider {
+  switch:checked slider {
     border: 2px solid #000; }
   switch:disabled slider {
     border-width: 2px;
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ switch {
     background-color: #fff;
     border-color: #8d8d8d;
     background-image: none; }
-  switch:backdrop:active slider {
+  switch:backdrop:checked slider {
     border-color: #000; }
   switch:backdrop:disabled slider {
     border-width: 2px;
diff --git a/gtk/theme/win32/gtk-win32-base.css b/gtk/theme/win32/gtk-win32-base.css
index e178fabd67..8762f65b2d 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/win32/gtk-win32-base.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/win32/gtk-win32-base.css
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ switch:hover slider {
     background-image: -gtk-win32-theme-part(button, 1, 2);
 }
 
-switch:active slider {
+switch:checked slider {
     background-image: -gtk-win32-theme-part(button, 1, 3);
 }