diff --git a/gtk/compat.c b/gtk/compat.c
index 3248254fd..f403e367f 100644
--- a/gtk/compat.c
+++ b/gtk/compat.c
@@ -483,3 +483,13 @@ GtkWidget *nsgtk_button_new_from_stock(const gchar *stock_id)
 	return nsgtk_button_new_from_stock(stock_id);
 #endif
 }
+
+/* exported interface documented in gtk/compat.h */
+gboolean nsgtk_stock_lookup(const gchar *stock_id, GtkStockItem *item)
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,10,0)
+	return false;
+#else
+	return gtk_stock_lookup(stock_id, item);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/gtk/compat.h b/gtk/compat.h
index 42deab2ac..0b5e02e66 100644
--- a/gtk/compat.h
+++ b/gtk/compat.h
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ GtkWidget *nsgtk_image_new_from_stock(const gchar *stock_id, GtkIconSize size);
  */
 GtkWidget *nsgtk_button_new_from_stock(const gchar *stock_id);
 
+/**
+
+ * Fills item with the registered values for stock_id.
+ *
+ * Compatability interface for original deprecated in GTK 3.10
+ *
+ * \param stock_id the name of the stock item
+ * \return TRUE if stock_id was known.
+ */
+gboolean nsgtk_stock_lookup(const gchar *stock_id, GtkStockItem *item);
+
 GtkWidget *nsgtk_entry_new(void);
 
 void nsgtk_entry_set_icon_from_pixbuf(GtkWidget *entry, GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos, GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);
diff --git a/gtk/toolbar.c b/gtk/toolbar.c
index 132ab2d7d..dd542d7fa 100644
--- a/gtk/toolbar.c
+++ b/gtk/toolbar.c
@@ -684,19 +684,23 @@ GtkWidget *nsgtk_toolbar_make_widget(struct nsgtk_scaffolding *g,
 	switch(i) {
 
 /* gtk_tool_button_new() accepts NULL args */
-#define MAKE_STOCKBUTTON(p, q) case p##_BUTTON: {\
-		GtkStockItem item;\
-		char *label = NULL;\
-		gtk_stock_lookup(q, &item);\
-		if (item.label != NULL)\
-			label = remove_underscores(item.label, false);\
-		GtkWidget *w = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_tool_button_new(GTK_WIDGET(\
-				theme->image[p##_BUTTON]), label));\
-		if (label != NULL) {\
-			free(label);\
-			label = NULL;\
-		}\
-		return w;\
+#define MAKE_STOCKBUTTON(p, q) \
+	case p##_BUTTON: {					\
+		GtkStockItem item;					\
+		GtkWidget *w;						\
+		if (nsgtk_stock_lookup(q, &item) &&			\
+		    (item.label != NULL)) {				\
+			char *label = NULL;			\
+			w = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_tool_button_new(GTK_WIDGET(	\
+					   theme->image[p##_BUTTON]), label)); \
+			label = remove_underscores(item.label, false);	\
+			free(label);					\
+			label = NULL;					\
+		} else {						\
+			w = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_tool_button_new(GTK_WIDGET(	\
+					   theme->image[p##_BUTTON]), q)); \
+		}							\
+		return w;						\
 	}
 
 	MAKE_STOCKBUTTON(HOME, NSGTK_STOCK_HOME)