diff --git a/src/os2/stattext.cpp b/src/os2/stattext.cpp
index 3f6e73d522..dc70b334f5 100644
--- a/src/os2/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/stattext.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ void wxStaticText::DoSetLabel(const wxString& str)
 
 wxString wxStaticText::DoGetLabel() const
 {
-    // FIXME: how to retrieve the text?
-    //return wxGetWindowText(GetHWND());
+    HWND hwnd = GetHwnd();
+    LONG textLen = ::WinQueryWindowTextLength(hwnd);
+    wxCharBuffer buffer(textLen+1);
+    ::WinQueryWindowText(hwnd, textLen+1, buffer.data());
+    return buffer;
 }