diff --git a/include/wx/dc.h b/include/wx/dc.h
index c6ff1fa3a2..34f58e2662 100644
--- a/include/wx/dc.h
+++ b/include/wx/dc.h
@@ -433,8 +433,12 @@ public:
 
     // clipping
 
+    // Note that this pure virtual method has an implementation that updates
+    // the values returned by DoGetClippingBox() and so can be called from the
+    // derived class overridden version if it makes sense (i.e. if the clipping
+    // box coordinates are not already updated in some other way).
     virtual void DoSetClippingRegion(wxCoord x, wxCoord y,
-                                     wxCoord width, wxCoord height) = 0;
+                                     wxCoord w, wxCoord h) = 0;
 
     // NB: this function works with device coordinates, not the logical ones!
     virtual void DoSetDeviceClippingRegion(const wxRegion& region) = 0;
diff --git a/src/common/dcbase.cpp b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
index 9a22d6b1c3..49fdb5f362 100644
--- a/src/common/dcbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,30 @@ wxDCImpl::~wxDCImpl()
 {
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// clipping
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxDCImpl::DoSetClippingRegion(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxCoord w, wxCoord h)
+{
+    if ( m_clipping )
+    {
+        m_clipX1 = wxMax( m_clipX1, x );
+        m_clipY1 = wxMax( m_clipY1, y );
+        m_clipX2 = wxMin( m_clipX2, (x + w) );
+        m_clipY2 = wxMin( m_clipY2, (y + h) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_clipping = true;
+
+        m_clipX1 = x;
+        m_clipY1 = y;
+        m_clipX2 = x + w;
+        m_clipY2 = y + h;
+    }
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // coordinate conversions and transforms
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/common/dcgraph.cpp b/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
index 2388f3ec8c..2b9b2913a5 100644
--- a/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
@@ -289,22 +289,8 @@ void wxGCDCImpl::DoSetClippingRegion( wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxCoord w, wxCoord h
     wxCHECK_RET( IsOk(), wxT("wxGCDC(cg)::DoSetClippingRegion - invalid DC") );
 
     m_graphicContext->Clip( x, y, w, h );
-    if ( m_clipping )
-    {
-        m_clipX1 = wxMax( m_clipX1, x );
-        m_clipY1 = wxMax( m_clipY1, y );
-        m_clipX2 = wxMin( m_clipX2, (x + w) );
-        m_clipY2 = wxMin( m_clipY2, (y + h) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        m_clipping = true;
 
-        m_clipX1 = x;
-        m_clipY1 = y;
-        m_clipX2 = x + w;
-        m_clipY2 = y + h;
-    }
+    wxDCImpl::DoSetClippingRegion(x, y, w, h);
 }
 
 void wxGCDCImpl::DoSetDeviceClippingRegion( const wxRegion &region )
diff --git a/src/gtk/print.cpp b/src/gtk/print.cpp
index f2f1b27f40..d3ffb65e26 100644
--- a/src/gtk/print.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/print.cpp
@@ -2072,6 +2072,8 @@ void wxGtkPrinterDCImpl::DoSetClippingRegion(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxCoord width
 {
     cairo_rectangle ( m_cairo, XLOG2DEV(x), YLOG2DEV(y), XLOG2DEVREL(width), YLOG2DEVREL(height));
     cairo_clip(m_cairo);
+
+    wxDCImpl::DoSetClippingRegion(x, y, width, height);
 }
 
 void wxGtkPrinterDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion()