--- a/widget/gtk/gtk3drawing.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/gtk3drawing.cpp
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ static GtkWidget* gComboBoxArrowWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gComboBoxSeparatorWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gComboBoxEntryWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gComboBoxEntryTextareaWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gComboBoxEntryButtonWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gComboBoxEntryArrowWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gHandleBoxWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gToolbarWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gFrameWidget;
-static GtkWidget* gStatusbarWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gProgressWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gTabWidget;
+static GtkWidget* gTextViewWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gTooltipWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuBarWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuBarItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuPopupWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gImageMenuItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gCheckMenuItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gTreeViewWidget;
@@ -533,33 +533,21 @@ ensure_progress_widget()
     if (!gProgressWidget) {
         gProgressWidget = gtk_progress_bar_new();
         setup_widget_prototype(gProgressWidget);
     }
     return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static gint
-ensure_statusbar_widget()
-{
-    if (!gStatusbarWidget) {
-      gStatusbarWidget = gtk_statusbar_new();
-      setup_widget_prototype(gStatusbarWidget);
-    }
-    return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static gint
 ensure_frame_widget()
 {
     if (!gFrameWidget) {
-        ensure_statusbar_widget();
         gFrameWidget = gtk_frame_new(NULL);
-        gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(gStatusbarWidget), gFrameWidget);
-        gtk_widget_realize(gFrameWidget);
+        setup_widget_prototype(gFrameWidget);
     }
     return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static gint
 ensure_menu_bar_widget()
 {
     if (!gMenuBarWidget) {
@@ -716,16 +704,27 @@ ensure_scrolled_window_widget()
 {
     if (!gScrolledWindowWidget) {
         gScrolledWindowWidget = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
         setup_widget_prototype(gScrolledWindowWidget);
     }
     return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static void
+ensure_text_view_widget()
+{
+    if (gTextViewWidget)
+        return;
+
+    gTextViewWidget = gtk_text_view_new();
+    ensure_scrolled_window_widget();
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(gScrolledWindowWidget), gTextViewWidget);
+}
+
 gint
 moz_gtk_init()
 {
     if (is_initialized)
         return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 
     is_initialized = TRUE;
     have_arrow_scaling = (gtk_major_version > 2 ||
@@ -1955,21 +1954,26 @@ moz_gtk_tooltip_paint(cairo_t *cr, GdkRe
 
 static gint
 moz_gtk_resizer_paint(cairo_t *cr, GdkRectangle* rect,
                       GtkWidgetState* state,
                       GtkTextDirection direction)
 {
     GtkStyleContext* style;
 
-    ensure_frame_widget();
-    gtk_widget_set_direction(gStatusbarWidget, GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR);
-
-    style = gtk_widget_get_style_context(gStatusbarWidget);
+    // gtk_render_handle() draws a background, so use GtkTextView and its
+    // GTK_STYLE_CLASS_VIEW to match the background with textarea elements.
+    // The resizer is drawn with shaded variants of the background color, and
+    // so a transparent background would lead to a transparent resizer.
+    ensure_text_view_widget();
+    gtk_widget_set_direction(gTextViewWidget, GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR);
+
+    style = gtk_widget_get_style_context(gTextViewWidget);
     gtk_style_context_save(style);
+    gtk_style_context_add_class(style, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_VIEW);
     gtk_style_context_add_class(style, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_GRIP);
     gtk_style_context_set_state(style, GetStateFlagsFromGtkWidgetState(state));
 
     // Workaround unico not respecting the text direction for resizers.
     // See bug 1174248.
     cairo_save(cr);
     if (direction == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL) {
       cairo_matrix_t mat;
@@ -3431,20 +3435,20 @@ moz_gtk_shutdown()
     gComboBoxSeparatorWidget = NULL;
     gComboBoxArrowWidget = NULL;
     gComboBoxEntryWidget = NULL;
     gComboBoxEntryButtonWidget = NULL;
     gComboBoxEntryArrowWidget = NULL;
     gComboBoxEntryTextareaWidget = NULL;
     gHandleBoxWidget = NULL;
     gToolbarWidget = NULL;
-    gStatusbarWidget = NULL;
     gFrameWidget = NULL;
     gProgressWidget = NULL;
     gTabWidget = NULL;
+    gTextViewWidget = nullptr;
     gTooltipWidget = NULL;
     gMenuBarWidget = NULL;
     gMenuBarItemWidget = NULL;
     gMenuPopupWidget = NULL;
     gMenuItemWidget = NULL;
     gImageMenuItemWidget = NULL;
     gCheckMenuItemWidget = NULL;
     gTreeViewWidget = NULL;