diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
index d3d709affa..11f32f661a 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ gdk_cursor_new_from_pixmap (GdkPixmap      *source,
   g_return_val_if_fail (fg != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (bg != NULL, NULL);
 
+  /* Flush outstanding GDI ops before accessing pixmap->bits */
+  GdiFlush ();
+
   source_impl = GDK_PIXMAP_IMPL_WIN32 (GDK_PIXMAP_OBJECT (source)->impl);
   mask_impl = GDK_PIXMAP_IMPL_WIN32 (GDK_PIXMAP_OBJECT (mask)->impl);