diff --git a/.changes/scrolbar-linux.md b/.changes/scrolbar-linux.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87b90be25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/scrolbar-linux.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wry": "patch"
+---
+
+On Linux, disable system appearance for scrollbars.
diff --git a/src/webview/webkitgtk/mod.rs b/src/webview/webkitgtk/mod.rs
index 1f3c87f8f..f26fdd24d 100644
--- a/src/webview/webkitgtk/mod.rs
+++ b/src/webview/webkitgtk/mod.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ impl InnerWebView {
     }
     webview.grab_focus();
 
+    if let Some(context) = WebViewExt::context(&*webview) {
+      use webkit2gtk::WebContextExt;
+      context.set_use_system_appearance_for_scrollbars(false);
+    }
+
     // Enable webgl, webaudio, canvas features as default.
     if let Some(settings) = WebViewExt::settings(&*webview) {
       settings.set_enable_webgl(true);