diff --git a/components/richmemo/gtk2/gtk2richmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/gtk2/gtk2richmemo.pas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c95a08865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/richmemo/gtk2/gtk2richmemo.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+{
+ gtk2richmemo.pas
+
+ Author: Dmitry 'skalogryz' Boyarintsev
+
+ *****************************************************************************
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  This file is part of the Lazarus Component Library (LCL)                 *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  See the file COPYING.modifiedLGPL.txt, included in this distribution,    *
+ *  for details about the copyright.                                         *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,          *
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of           *
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *****************************************************************************
+}
+
+unit Gtk2RichMemo;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  // Bindings
+  gtk2,
+  // FCL
+  Classes, SysUtils,
+  // LCL
+  LCLType, Controls,
+  // Gtk2 widget
+  GtkDef,
+  GTKWinApiWindow, GtkGlobals, GtkProc, InterfaceBase,
+  GtkWSControls,
+  // RichMemo
+  WSRichMemo;
+
+  { TGtk2WSCustomRichMemo }
+type
+  TGtk2WSCustomRichMemo = class(TWSCustomRichMemo)
+  protected
+    class procedure SetCallbacks(const AGtkWidget: PGtkWidget; const AWidgetInfo: PWidgetInfo);
+  published
+    class function CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const AParams: TCreateParams): TLCLIntfHandle; override;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+class procedure TGtk2WSCustomRichMemo.SetCallbacks(
+  const AGtkWidget: PGtkWidget; const AWidgetInfo: PWidgetInfo);
+begin
+   TGtkWSWinControl.SetCallbacks(PGtkObject(AGtkWidget), TComponent(AWidgetInfo^.LCLObject));
+end;
+
+class function TGtk2WSCustomRichMemo.CreateHandle(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const AParams: TCreateParams): TLCLIntfHandle;
+var
+  Widget,
+  TempWidget: PGtkWidget;
+  WidgetInfo: PWidgetInfo;
+begin
+  Widget := gtk_scrolled_window_new(nil, nil);
+  Result := TLCLIntfHandle(PtrUInt(Widget));
+  if Result = 0 then Exit;
+  {$IFDEF DebugLCLComponents}
+  DebugGtkWidgets.MarkCreated(Widget,dbgsName(AWinControl));
+  {$ENDIF}
+
+  WidgetInfo := CreateWidgetInfo(Pointer(Result), AWinControl, AParams);
+
+  TempWidget := gtk_text_view_new();
+  gtk_container_add(PGtkContainer(Widget), TempWidget);
+
+  GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS(PGtkScrolledWindow(Widget)^.hscrollbar, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
+  GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS(PGtkScrolledWindow(Widget)^.vscrollbar, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
+  gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(PGtkScrolledWindow(Widget),
+                                     GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC,
+                                     GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
+  // add border for memo
+  gtk_scrolled_window_set_shadow_type(PGtkScrolledWindow(Widget),
+    BorderStyleShadowMap[TCustomControl(AWinControl).BorderStyle]);
+
+  SetMainWidget(Widget, TempWidget);
+  GetWidgetInfo(Widget, True)^.CoreWidget := TempWidget;
+
+  // gtk_text_buffer_set_text(gtk_text_view_get_buffer(PGtkTextView(TempWidget)), PChar(TCustomMemo(AWinControl).Text), -1);
+  gtk_text_view_set_editable(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), True);
+{  //gtk_text_view_set_editable(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), not TCustomMemo(AWinControl).ReadOnly);
+  //gtk_text_view_set_justification(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), aGtkJustification[TCustomMemo(AWinControl).Alignment]);
+  if TCustomMemo(AWinControl).WordWrap then
+    gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), GTK_WRAP_WORD)
+  else
+    gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), GTK_WRAP_NONE);}
+  gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), GTK_WRAP_WORD);
+
+  //gtk_text_view_set_accepts_tab(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), TCustomMemo(AWinControl).WantTabs);
+  gtk_text_view_set_accepts_tab(PGtkTextView(TempWidget), True);
+
+  gtk_widget_show_all(Widget);
+
+  Set_RC_Name(AWinControl, Widget);
+  SetCallbacks(Widget, WidgetInfo);
+end;
+
+end.
+
diff --git a/components/richmemo/richmemofactory.pas b/components/richmemo/richmemofactory.pas
index 0611f7ad2..56ab557f4 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/richmemofactory.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/richmemofactory.pas
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ uses
   RichMemo
   {$ifdef LCLWin32},Win32RichMemo{$endif}
   {$ifdef LCLCarbon},CarbonRichMemo{$endif}
+  {$ifdef LCLGtk2},Gtk2RichMemo{$endif}
   ;
 
 function RegisterCustomRichMemo: Boolean;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ function RegisterCustomRichMemo: Boolean; alias : 'WSRegisterCustomRichMemo';
 begin
   {$ifdef LCLWin32}RegisterWSComponent(TCustomRichMemo, TWin32WSCustomRichMemo);{$endif}
   {$ifdef LCLCarbon}RegisterWSComponent(TCustomRichMemo, TCarbonWSCustomRichMemo);{$endif}
+  {$ifdef LCLGtk2}RegisterWSComponent(TCustomRichMemo, TGtk2WSCustomRichMemo);{$endif}
   Result := False;
 end;
 
diff --git a/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.lpk b/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.lpk
index ea0dfa7c7..df49a62ae 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.lpk
+++ b/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.lpk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <Version Value="8"/>
       <PathDelim Value="\"/>
       <SearchPaths>
-        <OtherUnitFiles Value="win32\;carbon\"/>
+        <OtherUnitFiles Value="win32\;carbon\;gtk2\"/>
         <UnitOutputDirectory Value="lib\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
       </SearchPaths>
       <Other>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 "/>
     <License Value="LGPL"/>
     <Version Major="1"/>
-    <Files Count="8">
+    <Files Count="9">
       <Item1>
         <Filename Value="wsrichmemo.pas"/>
         <AddToUsesPkgSection Value="False"/>
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
         <AddToUsesPkgSection Value="False"/>
         <UnitName Value="RichMemo"/>
       </Item8>
+      <Item9>
+        <Filename Value="gtk2\gtk2richmemo.pas"/>
+        <UnitName Value="gtk2richmemo"/>
+      </Item9>
     </Files>
     <Type Value="RunAndDesignTime"/>
     <RequiredPkgs Count="2">
diff --git a/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.pas b/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.pas
index 06c65b2af..9a77da231 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/richmemopackage.pas
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ unit richmemopackage;
 interface
 
 uses
-  RichMemoFactory, richmemoregister, LazarusPackageIntf;
+  RichMemoFactory, richmemoregister, Gtk2RichMemo, LazarusPackageIntf;
 
 implementation