diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py b/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
index bfdeb9b48f..673d337e3c 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
@@ -12,5 +12,28 @@ else:
 if '_Pmw' in sys.modules:
     sys.modules['_Pmw'].__name__ = '_Pmw'
 
+# Hack to workaround broken Pmw.NoteBook in Python 3
+def bordercolors(root, colorName):
+    lightRGB = []
+    darkRGB = []
+    for value in Pmw.Color.name2rgb(root, colorName, 1):
+        value40pc = (14 * value) // 10
+        if value40pc > int(Pmw.Color._MAX_RGB):
+            value40pc = int(Pmw.Color._MAX_RGB)
+        valueHalfWhite = (int(Pmw.Color._MAX_RGB) + value) // 2;
+        lightRGB.append(max(value40pc, valueHalfWhite))
+
+        darkValue = (60 * value) // 100
+        darkRGB.append(darkValue)
+
+    return (
+        '#%04x%04x%04x' % (lightRGB[0], lightRGB[1], lightRGB[2]),
+        '#%04x%04x%04x' % (darkRGB[0], darkRGB[1], darkRGB[2])
+    )
+
+Pmw.Color.bordercolors = bordercolors
+del bordercolors
+
+
 def spawnTkLoop():
     base.spawnTkLoop()