-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_list != NULL, FALSE, "invalid checklistbox" );
-  
-    GList *child = g_list_nth( m_list->children, index );
-    if (child)
-    {
-        GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( child->data );
-        GtkLabel *label = GTK_LABEL( bin->child );
-       
-       wxString str = label->label;
-    
-        return (str[1] == 'X');
-    }
-    
-    wxFAIL_MSG("wrong checklistbox index");
-    return FALSE;
+    //Create the checklist in our treeview and set up events for it
+    GtkCellRenderer* renderer =
+        gtk_cell_renderer_toggle_new();
+    GtkTreeViewColumn* column =
+        gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes( "", renderer,
+                                                  "active", 0,
+                                                  NULL );
+    gtk_tree_view_column_set_fixed_width(column, 20);
+    gtk_tree_view_column_set_sizing(column, GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED);
+    gtk_tree_view_column_set_clickable(column, TRUE);
+
+    g_signal_connect (renderer, "toggled",
+                      G_CALLBACK (gtk_checklist_toggled),
+                      this);
+
+    gtk_tree_view_append_column(m_treeview, column);
+}
+
+bool wxCheckListBox::IsChecked(unsigned int index) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_treeview != NULL, false, wxT("invalid checklistbox") );
+
+    GtkTreeIter iter;
+    gboolean res = gtk_tree_model_iter_nth_child(
+                        GTK_TREE_MODEL(m_liststore),
+                        &iter, NULL, //NULL = parent = get first
+                        index
+                   );
+    if(!res)
+        return false;
+
+    GValue value = {0, };
+    gtk_tree_model_get_value(GTK_TREE_MODEL(m_liststore),
+                             &iter,
+                             0, //column
+                             &value);
+
+    return g_value_get_boolean(&value) == TRUE ? true : false;