--- gtk/gtkfontsel.c
+++ gtk/gtkfontsel.c
@@ -595,9 +595,15 @@
 
   if (gtk_widget_has_screen (GTK_WIDGET (fontsel)))
     {
+      /* Disable selection timeout */ 
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection", GUINT_TO_POINTER (1));
+
       gtk_font_selection_show_available_fonts (fontsel);
       gtk_font_selection_show_available_sizes (fontsel, TRUE);
       gtk_font_selection_show_available_styles (fontsel);
+
+      /* Enable selection timeout */ 
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection", GUINT_TO_POINTER (0));
     }
 }
 
@@ -712,15 +718,24 @@
 {
   GtkFontSelection *fontsel;
   guint selection_timeout = 0;
+  guint immediate_selection = 0;
 
   fontsel = GTK_FONT_SELECTION (data);
   selection_timeout = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "font-selection-timeout"));
+  immediate_selection = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection"));
 
   if (selection_timeout)
     g_source_remove (selection_timeout);
 
-  selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_font, data);
-  g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "font-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+  if (immediate_selection)
+    {
+      gtk_font_selection_real_select_font (data);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_font, data);
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "font-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+    }
 }
 
 static int
@@ -965,15 +980,24 @@
 {
   GtkFontSelection *fontsel;
   guint selection_timeout = 0;
+  guint immediate_selection = 0;
 
   fontsel = GTK_FONT_SELECTION (data);
   selection_timeout = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "style-selection-timeout"));
+  immediate_selection = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection"));
 
   if (selection_timeout)
     g_source_remove (selection_timeout);
 
-  selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_style, data);
-  g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "style-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+  if (immediate_selection)
+    {
+      gtk_font_selection_real_select_style (data);
+    }
+  else
+   {
+      selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_style, data);
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "style-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+   }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1142,15 +1166,24 @@
 {
   GtkFontSelection *fontsel;
   guint selection_timeout = 0;
+  guint immediate_selection = 0;
 
   fontsel = GTK_FONT_SELECTION (data);
   selection_timeout = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "size-selection-timeout"));
+  immediate_selection = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection"));
 
   if (selection_timeout)
     g_source_remove (selection_timeout);
 
-  selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_size, data);
-  g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "size-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+  if (immediate_selection)
+    {
+      gtk_font_selection_real_select_size (data);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      selection_timeout = g_timeout_add (200, gtk_font_selection_real_select_size, data);
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "size-selection-timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER (selection_timeout));
+    }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1334,6 +1367,9 @@
   if (!new_family)
     return FALSE;
 
+  /* Disable selection timeout */ 
+  g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection", GUINT_TO_POINTER (1));
+
   fontsel->family = new_family;
   set_cursor_to_iter (GTK_TREE_VIEW (fontsel->family_list), &iter);
   gtk_font_selection_show_available_styles (fontsel);
@@ -1383,6 +1419,9 @@
 
   pango_font_description_free (new_desc);
 
+  /* Enable selection timeout */ 
+  g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (fontsel), "immediate-selection", GUINT_TO_POINTER (0));
+
   return TRUE;
 }