--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKEngine.java	Tue May 19 16:27:33 2015 +0300
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKEngine.java	Tue May 19 19:00:04 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2007, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
      */
     static enum Settings {
         GTK_FONT_NAME,
-        GTK_ICON_SIZES
+        GTK_ICON_SIZES,
+        GTK_CURSOR_BLINK,
+        GTK_CURSOR_BLINK_TIME
     }
 
     /* Custom regions are needed for representing regions that don't exist

--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKLookAndFeel.java	Tue May 19 16:27:33 2015 +0300
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKLookAndFeel.java	Tue May 19 19:00:04 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -371,7 +371,17 @@
         int vProgWidth  =  22 - (progXThickness * 2);
         int vProgHeight =  80 - (progYThickness * 2);
 
-        Integer caretBlinkRate = Integer.valueOf(500);
+        Integer caretBlinkRate;
+        if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(GTKEngine.INSTANCE.getSetting(
+                GTKEngine.Settings.GTK_CURSOR_BLINK))) {
+            caretBlinkRate = Integer.valueOf(0);
+        } else {
+            caretBlinkRate = (Integer) GTKEngine.INSTANCE.getSetting(
+                    GTKEngine.Settings.GTK_CURSOR_BLINK_TIME);
+            if (caretBlinkRate == null) {
+                caretBlinkRate = Integer.valueOf(500);
+            }
+        }
         Insets zeroInsets = new InsetsUIResource(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
         Double defaultCaretAspectRatio = new Double(0.025);

--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/gtk2_interface.c	Tue May 19 16:27:33 2015 +0300
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/gtk2_interface.c	Tue May 19 19:00:04 2015 +0300
@@ -1313,9 +1313,6 @@
             {
                 result = gtk2_widgets[_GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT_FIELD_TYPE] =
                      (*fp_gtk_entry_new)();
-
-                GtkSettings* settings = fp_gtk_widget_get_settings(result);
-                fp_g_object_set(settings, "gtk-cursor-blink", FALSE, NULL);
             }
             result = gtk2_widgets[_GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT_FIELD_TYPE];
             break;
@@ -1360,10 +1357,6 @@
             {
                 gtk2_widgets[_GTK_ENTRY_TYPE] =
                     (*fp_gtk_entry_new)();
-
-                GtkSettings* settings =
-                    fp_gtk_widget_get_settings(gtk2_widgets[_GTK_ENTRY_TYPE]);
-                fp_g_object_set(settings, "gtk-cursor-blink", FALSE, NULL);
             }
             result = gtk2_widgets[_GTK_ENTRY_TYPE];
             break;
@@ -1555,9 +1548,6 @@
             {
                 result = gtk2_widgets[_GTK_SPIN_BUTTON_TYPE] =
                     (*fp_gtk_spin_button_new)(NULL, 0, 0);
-
-                GtkSettings* settings = fp_gtk_widget_get_settings(result);
-                fp_g_object_set(settings, "gtk-cursor-blink", FALSE, NULL);
             }
             result = gtk2_widgets[_GTK_SPIN_BUTTON_TYPE];
             break;
@@ -2507,14 +2497,20 @@
 
     return result;
 }
-/*
+
 jobject get_integer_property(JNIEnv *env, GtkSettings* settings, const gchar* key)
 {
-    gint    intval = NULL;
-
+    gint intval = NULL;
     (*fp_g_object_get)(settings, key, &intval, NULL);
     return create_Integer(env, intval);
-}*/
+}
+
+jobject get_boolean_property(JNIEnv *env, GtkSettings* settings, const gchar* key)
+{
+    gint intval = NULL;
+    (*fp_g_object_get)(settings, key, &intval, NULL);
+    return create_Boolean(env, intval);
+}
 
 jobject gtk2_get_setting(JNIEnv *env, Setting property)
 {
@@ -2526,6 +2522,10 @@
             return get_string_property(env, settings, "gtk-font-name");
         case GTK_ICON_SIZES:
             return get_string_property(env, settings, "gtk-icon-sizes");
+        case GTK_CURSOR_BLINK:
+            return get_boolean_property(env, settings, "gtk-cursor-blink");
+        case GTK_CURSOR_BLINK_TIME:
+            return get_integer_property(env, settings, "gtk-cursor-blink-time");
     }
 
     return NULL;

--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/gtk2_interface.h	Tue May 19 16:27:33 2015 +0300
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/gtk2_interface.h	Tue May 19 19:00:04 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@
 typedef enum _Setting
 {
     GTK_FONT_NAME,
-    GTK_ICON_SIZES
+    GTK_ICON_SIZES,
+    GTK_CURSOR_BLINK,
+    GTK_CURSOR_BLINK_TIME
 } Setting;
 
 /* GTK types, here to eliminate need for GTK headers at compile time */