diff --git a/base/message_loop/message_loop.cc b/base/message_loop/message_loop.cc
index cdd8721..87a0b63 100644
--- a/base/message_loop/message_loop.cc
+++ b/base/message_loop/message_loop.cc
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@
       pump_.reset(MESSAGE_PUMP_UI);
   } else if (type_ == TYPE_IO) {
     pump_.reset(MESSAGE_PUMP_IO);
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+  } else if (type_ == TYPE_GPU) {
+    pump_.reset(new MessagePumpX11());
+#endif
 #if defined(OS_ANDROID)
   } else if (type_ == TYPE_JAVA) {
     pump_.reset(MESSAGE_PUMP_UI);
diff --git a/base/message_loop/message_loop.h b/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
index bdad1b2..3520b72 100644
--- a/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
+++ b/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #else
 #define USE_GTK_MESSAGE_PUMP
 #include "base/message_loop/message_pump_gtk.h"
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+#include "base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.h"
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #endif
@@ -110,6 +113,11 @@
   //   This type of ML also supports native UI events (e.g., Windows messages).
   //   See also MessageLoopForUI.
   //
+  // TYPE_GPU
+  //   This type of ML also supports native UI events for use in the GPU
+  //   process. On Linux this will always be an X11 ML (as compared with the
+  //   sometimes-GTK ML in the browser process).
+  //
   // TYPE_IO
   //   This type of ML also supports asynchronous IO.  See also
   //   MessageLoopForIO.
@@ -123,6 +131,9 @@
   enum Type {
     TYPE_DEFAULT,
     TYPE_UI,
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+    TYPE_GPU,
+#endif
     TYPE_IO,
 #if defined(OS_ANDROID)
     TYPE_JAVA,
@@ -416,6 +427,13 @@
   MessagePumpLibevent* pump_libevent() {
     return static_cast<MessagePumpLibevent*>(pump_.get());
   }
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+  friend class MessagePumpX11;
+  MessagePumpX11* pump_gpu() {
+    DCHECK_EQ(TYPE_GPU, type());
+    return static_cast<MessagePumpX11*>(pump_.get());
+  }
+#endif
 #endif
 
   scoped_ptr<MessagePump> pump_;
@@ -599,7 +617,7 @@
 #endif
 
  protected:
-#if defined(USE_AURA) && defined(USE_X11) && !defined(OS_NACL)
+#if defined(USE_X11)
   friend class MessagePumpX11;
 #endif
 #if defined(USE_OZONE) && !defined(OS_NACL)
diff --git a/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.cc b/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.cc
index 7e780b2..dd8b965 100644
--- a/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.cc
+++ b/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.cc
@@ -158,7 +158,13 @@
   return InitializeXInput2();
 }
 
-#if !defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+#if defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
+// static
+MessagePumpX11* MessagePumpX11::Current() {
+  MessageLoop* loop = MessageLoop::current();
+  return static_cast<MessagePumpX11*>(loop->pump_gpu());
+}
+#else
 // static
 MessagePumpX11* MessagePumpX11::Current() {
   MessageLoopForUI* loop = MessageLoopForUI::current();
diff --git a/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.h b/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.h
index 6f2c609..f1f678a 100644
--- a/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.h
+++ b/base/message_loop/message_pump_x11.h
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@
   // Returns true if the system supports XINPUT2.
   static bool HasXInput2();
 
-#if !defined(TOOLKIT_GTK)
-  // Returns the UI message pump.
+  // Returns the UI or GPU message pump.
   static MessagePumpX11* Current();
-#endif
 
   // Adds/Removes |dispatcher| for the |xid|. This will route all messages from
   // the window |xid| to |dispatcher.