diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index 01afffd3fe..600a0fccd6 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -2033,6 +2033,7 @@ long wxListMainWindow::GetNextItem( long item, int WXUNUSED(geometry), int state
 {
     long ret = 0;
     if (item > 0) ret = item;
+    if(item >= GetItemCount()) return -1;
     wxNode *node = m_lines.Nth( ret );
     while (node)
     {