diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
index 07653815f7..2e3ceb7266 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ wxPanelXmlHandler::wxPanelXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxNO_3D);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTAB_TRAVERSAL);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxCLIP_CHILDREN);
     AddWindowStyles();
 }
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
index 958845ba64..f649debf9c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ wxWizardXmlHandler::wxWizardXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
     m_wizard = NULL;
     m_lastSimplePage = NULL;
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_EX_HELPBUTTON);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 }
 
 wxObject *wxWizardXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index a80ec1a2a7..eea449ca4c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ void wxXmlResourceHandler::AddWindowStyles()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTRANSPARENT_WINDOW);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWANTS_CHARS);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
index 07653815f7..2e3ceb7266 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_panel.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ wxPanelXmlHandler::wxPanelXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxNO_3D);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTAB_TRAVERSAL);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxCLIP_CHILDREN);
     AddWindowStyles();
 }
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
index 958845ba64..f649debf9c 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ wxWizardXmlHandler::wxWizardXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
     m_wizard = NULL;
     m_lastSimplePage = NULL;
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_EX_HELPBUTTON);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 }
 
 wxObject *wxWizardXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index a80ec1a2a7..eea449ca4c 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ void wxXmlResourceHandler::AddWindowStyles()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTRANSPARENT_WINDOW);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWANTS_CHARS);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 }