diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index c72c5a8ee2..d957352dbf 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -1053,13 +1053,24 @@ bool wxMenu::GtkAppend(wxMenuItem *mitem, int pos)
     {
         wxString text = mitem->GetText();
         const wxBitmap *bitmap = &mitem->GetBitmap();
-        GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
-        GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() : (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK20__
         menuItem = gtk_image_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic( wxGTK_CONV( text ) );
 
-        GtkWidget *image = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap( gdk_pixmap, gdk_bitmap );
+        GtkWidget *image;
+        if (bitmap->HasPixbuf())
+        {
+            image = gtk_image_new_from_pixbuf(bitmap->GetPixbuf());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
+            GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? 
+                                        bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() :
+                                        (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
+            image = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap( gdk_pixmap, gdk_bitmap );
+        }
+        
         gtk_widget_show(image);
 
         gtk_image_menu_item_set_image( GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(menuItem), image );
@@ -1073,6 +1084,8 @@ bool wxMenu::GtkAppend(wxMenuItem *mitem, int pos)
         else
             gtk_menu_shell_insert(GTK_MENU_SHELL(m_menu), menuItem, pos);
 #else
+        GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
+        GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() : (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
 
         menuItem = gtk_pixmap_menu_item_new ();
         GtkWidget *label = gtk_accel_label_new ( wxGTK_CONV( text ) );
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index c72c5a8ee2..d957352dbf 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -1053,13 +1053,24 @@ bool wxMenu::GtkAppend(wxMenuItem *mitem, int pos)
     {
         wxString text = mitem->GetText();
         const wxBitmap *bitmap = &mitem->GetBitmap();
-        GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
-        GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() : (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK20__
         menuItem = gtk_image_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic( wxGTK_CONV( text ) );
 
-        GtkWidget *image = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap( gdk_pixmap, gdk_bitmap );
+        GtkWidget *image;
+        if (bitmap->HasPixbuf())
+        {
+            image = gtk_image_new_from_pixbuf(bitmap->GetPixbuf());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
+            GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? 
+                                        bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() :
+                                        (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
+            image = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap( gdk_pixmap, gdk_bitmap );
+        }
+        
         gtk_widget_show(image);
 
         gtk_image_menu_item_set_image( GTK_IMAGE_MENU_ITEM(menuItem), image );
@@ -1073,6 +1084,8 @@ bool wxMenu::GtkAppend(wxMenuItem *mitem, int pos)
         else
             gtk_menu_shell_insert(GTK_MENU_SHELL(m_menu), menuItem, pos);
 #else
+        GdkPixmap *gdk_pixmap = bitmap->GetPixmap();
+        GdkBitmap *gdk_bitmap = bitmap->GetMask() ? bitmap->GetMask()->GetBitmap() : (GdkBitmap*) NULL;
 
         menuItem = gtk_pixmap_menu_item_new ();
         GtkWidget *label = gtk_accel_label_new ( wxGTK_CONV( text ) );