diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index ac5cb21..cce874c 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -247,6 +247,17 @@ void v3270_draw_char(cairo_t *cr, unsigned char chr, unsigned short attr, H3270 
 	cairo_stroke(cr);
 }
 
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 22, 0)
+cairo_surface_t *gdk_window_create_similar_surface(GdkWindow *window, cairo_content_t content, int width, int height)
+{
+	cairo_t *cairoContext = gdk_cairo_create(window);
+	cairo_surface_t *cairoSurface = cairo_get_target(cairoContext);
+	cairo_surface_t *newSurface = cairo_surface_create_similar(cairoSurface, content, width, height);
+	cairo_destroy(cairoContext);
+	return newSurface;
+}
+#endif // GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 22, 0)
+
 void v3270_reload(GtkWidget *widget)
 {
 	v3270 * terminal = GTK_V3270(widget);
diff --git a/private.h b/private.h
index f6ed1b7..60c77f2 100644
--- a/private.h
+++ b/private.h
@@ -202,8 +202,12 @@ void		  v3270_update_mouse_pointer(GtkWidget *widget);
 #if ! GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,22,0)
 	#define gtk_accessible_set_widget(a,w)	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(a),"widget",w)
 	#define gtk_accessible_get_widget(a)	GTK_WIDGET(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(a),"widget"))
+
+	G_GNUC_INTERNAL cairo_surface_t * gdk_window_create_similar_surface(GdkWindow *window, cairo_content_t content, int width, int height);
+
 #endif // !GTK(2,22)
 
+
 #if ! GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
  gboolean	  v3270_expose(GtkWidget * widget, GdkEventExpose *event);
 #endif // GTK 3
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