diff --git a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.H b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.H
index 38fce606d..c3449f1c9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.H
+++ b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.H
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ protected:
   uchar *mask_bitmap_;
   uchar **mask_bitmap() FL_OVERRIDE {return &mask_bitmap_;}
   POINT *long_point;
+  bool is_solid_;
+  int style_;
 public:
   Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver();
   ~Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver() FL_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.cxx b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.cxx
index fac835d5f..a7825e821 100644
--- a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver.cxx
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver() {
   long_point = NULL;
   depth = -1;
   origins = NULL;
+  is_solid_ = true;
+  style_ = FL_SOLID;
 }
 
 Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::~Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver() {
diff --git a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_line_style.cxx b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_line_style.cxx
index 8e56a7cc1..8b2eb47fb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_line_style.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_line_style.cxx
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ void Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::line_style_unscaled(int style, int width, char* das
   DeleteObject(oldpen);
   DeleteObject(fl_current_xmap->pen);
   fl_current_xmap->pen = newpen;
+  is_solid_ = ((style & 0xff) == FL_SOLID && (!dashes || !*dashes));
+  style_ = style;
 }
 
 #if USE_GDIPLUS
diff --git a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
index 1e70b7929..a86242e12 100644
--- a/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/GDI/Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
@@ -62,21 +62,17 @@ void Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::focus_rect(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
 }
 
 void Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::rect_unscaled(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
-  HPEN oldpen, newpen;
-  if (line_width_ > 1) {
-    LOGBRUSH penbrush = {BS_SOLID, fl_RGB(), 0};
-    newpen = ExtCreatePen(PS_GEOMETRIC | PS_ENDCAP_SQUARE, line_width_, &penbrush, 0, 0);
-    oldpen = (HPEN)SelectObject(gc_, newpen);
+  if (is_solid_ && line_width_ > 1) {
+    line_style_unscaled(FL_CAP_SQUARE, line_width_, 0); // see issue #1052
   }
   MoveToEx(gc_, x, y, 0L);
   LineTo(gc_, x+w, y);
-  if (line_width_ <= 1) LineTo(gc_, x+w, y+h+1); // see issue #1052
+  if (is_solid_ && line_width_ <= 1) LineTo(gc_, x+w, y+h+1); // see issue #1052
   LineTo(gc_, x+w, y+h);
   LineTo(gc_, x, y+h);
   LineTo(gc_, x, y);
-  if (line_width_ > 1) {
-    SelectObject(gc_, oldpen);
-    DeleteObject(newpen);
+  if (is_solid_ && line_width_ > 1) {
+    line_style_unscaled(style_, line_width_, 0);
   }
 }