diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
index ddb34dc322..96b7f740d5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
@@ -583,5 +583,29 @@ gtk_style_context_has_child_class (GtkStyleContext    *context,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+
+/* Paint methods */
+void
+gtk_render_check (GtkStyleContext *context,
+                  cairo_t         *cr,
+                  gdouble          x,
+                  gdouble          y,
+                  gdouble          width,
+                  gdouble          height)
+{
+  GtkStyleContextPrivate *priv;
+  GtkThemingEngineClass *engine_class;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_STYLE_CONTEXT (context));
+  g_return_if_fail (cr != NULL);
+
+  priv = GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_GET_PRIVATE (context);
+  engine_class = GTK_THEMING_ENGINE_GET_CLASS (priv->theming_engine);
+
+  _gtk_theming_engine_set_context (priv->theming_engine, context);
+  engine_class->render_check (priv->theming_engine, cr,
+                              x, y, width, height);
+}
+
 #define __GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_C__
 #include "gtkaliasdef.c"
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
index cc8336ecd3..fadd1fc03b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ gboolean gtk_style_context_has_child_class   (GtkStyleContext    *context,
                                               const gchar        *class_name,
                                               GtkChildClassFlags *flags_return);
 
+/* Paint methods */
+void gtk_render_check (GtkStyleContext *context,
+                       cairo_t         *cr,
+                       gdouble          x,
+                       gdouble          y,
+                       gdouble          width,
+                       gdouble          height);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_H__ */