diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
index cac03b2e..3b19e44c 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkcairo.h>
 
 #include "../common/zoitechat.h"
 #include "../common/fe.h"
@@ -4115,9 +4116,8 @@ mg_drag_drop_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkDragContext *context, int x, int y, guint
 gboolean
 mg_drag_motion_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkDragContext *context, int x, int y, guint time, gpointer scbar)
 {
-        GdkGC *gc;
         GdkColor col;
-        GdkGCValues val;
+        cairo_t *cr;
         int half, width, height;
         int ox, oy;
         GdkDrawable *draw;
@@ -4144,16 +4144,13 @@ mg_drag_motion_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkDragContext *context, int x, int y, gui
                 draw = gtk_widget_get_window (widget);
         }
 
-        val.subwindow_mode = GDK_INCLUDE_INFERIORS;
-        val.graphics_exposures = 0;
-        val.function = GDK_XOR;
-
-        gc = gdk_gc_new_with_values (gtk_widget_get_window (widget), &val, GDK_GC_EXPOSURES | GDK_GC_SUBWINDOW | GDK_GC_FUNCTION);
         col.red = rand() % 0xffff;
         col.green = rand() % 0xffff;
         col.blue = rand() % 0xffff;
-        gdk_colormap_alloc_color (gtk_widget_get_colormap (widget), &col, FALSE, TRUE);
-        gdk_gc_set_foreground (gc, &col);
+        cr = gdk_cairo_create (draw);
+        cairo_set_operator (cr, CAIRO_OPERATOR_XOR);
+        gdk_cairo_set_source_color (cr, &col);
+        cairo_set_line_width (cr, 1.0);
 
         half = height / 2;
 
@@ -4171,18 +4168,20 @@ mg_drag_motion_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkDragContext *context, int x, int y, gui
 
         if (y < half)
         {
-                gdk_draw_rectangle (draw, gc, FALSE, 1 + ox, 2 + oy, width - 3, half - 4);
-                gdk_draw_rectangle (draw, gc, FALSE, 0 + ox, 1 + oy, width - 1, half - 2);
+                cairo_rectangle (cr, 1 + ox, 2 + oy, width - 3, half - 4);
+                cairo_rectangle (cr, 0 + ox, 1 + oy, width - 1, half - 2);
+                cairo_stroke (cr);
                 gtk_widget_queue_draw_area (widget, ox, half + oy, width, height - half);
         }
         else
         {
-                gdk_draw_rectangle (draw, gc, FALSE, 0 + ox, half + 1 + oy, width - 1, half - 2);
-                gdk_draw_rectangle (draw, gc, FALSE, 1 + ox, half + 2 + oy, width - 3, half - 4);
+                cairo_rectangle (cr, 0 + ox, half + 1 + oy, width - 1, half - 2);
+                cairo_rectangle (cr, 1 + ox, half + 2 + oy, width - 3, half - 4);
+                cairo_stroke (cr);
                 gtk_widget_queue_draw_area (widget, ox, oy, width, half);
         }
 
-        g_object_unref (gc);
+        cairo_destroy (cr);
 
         return TRUE;
 }