diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py b/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
index 6798593426..293eff48c8 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/gen_iface.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ methodOverrideMap = {
 
                  '''wxString %s() {
                         wxString text;
-                        int   len  = GetTextLength();
+                        int   len  = GetTextLength()+1;
                         char* buff = text.GetWriteBuf(len+1);
 
                         SendMsg(%s, len, (long)buff);
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 4fb35f564e..35655c3411 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::SetText(const wxString& text) {
 // Retrieve all the text in the document.
 wxString wxStyledTextCtrl::GetText() {
                         wxString text;
-                        int   len  = GetTextLength();
+                        int   len  = GetTextLength()+1;
                         char* buff = text.GetWriteBuf(len+1);
 
                         SendMsg(2182, len, (long)buff);
diff --git a/src/stc/gen_iface.py b/src/stc/gen_iface.py
index 6798593426..293eff48c8 100644
--- a/src/stc/gen_iface.py
+++ b/src/stc/gen_iface.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ methodOverrideMap = {
 
                  '''wxString %s() {
                         wxString text;
-                        int   len  = GetTextLength();
+                        int   len  = GetTextLength()+1;
                         char* buff = text.GetWriteBuf(len+1);
 
                         SendMsg(%s, len, (long)buff);
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 4fb35f564e..35655c3411 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::SetText(const wxString& text) {
 // Retrieve all the text in the document.
 wxString wxStyledTextCtrl::GetText() {
                         wxString text;
-                        int   len  = GetTextLength();
+                        int   len  = GetTextLength()+1;
                         char* buff = text.GetWriteBuf(len+1);
 
                         SendMsg(2182, len, (long)buff);