diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index 76b24c08b4..291e7abc66 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -8195,6 +8195,9 @@ gtk_tree_view_put (GtkTreeView       *tree_view,
 
   tree_view->priv->children = g_list_append (tree_view->priv->children, child);
 
+  gtk_css_node_insert_after (gtk_widget_get_css_node (GTK_WIDGET (tree_view)),
+                             gtk_widget_get_css_node (child_widget),
+                             tree_view->priv->header_node);
   gtk_widget_set_parent (child_widget, GTK_WIDGET (tree_view));
 }