diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index ba4e864870..5c632e1138 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ void wxXmlResourceHandler::AddWindowStyles()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTAB_TRAVERSAL);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY);
 }