diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index dae8470ac9..01b681c9a1 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -713,6 +713,10 @@ wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE, wxEVT_KEY_UP, wxKeyEvent);
 #if wxUSE_HOTKEY
 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE, wxEVT_HOTKEY, wxKeyEvent);
 #endif
+// This is a private event used by wxMSW code only and subject to change or
+// disappear in the future. Don't use.
+wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE, wxEVT_AFTER_CHAR, wxKeyEvent);
+
     // Set cursor event
 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE, wxEVT_SET_CURSOR, wxSetCursorEvent);
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index 2a76c1e175..5b41235d9f 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -599,6 +599,14 @@ protected:
                               WXWPARAM wParam,
                               WXLPARAM lParam = 0) const;
 
+    // Another helper for creating wxKeyEvent for wxEVT_CHAR and related types.
+    //
+    // The wParam and lParam here must come from WM_CHAR event parameters, i.e.
+    // wParam must be a character and not a virtual code.
+    wxKeyEvent CreateCharEvent(wxEventType evType,
+                               WXWPARAM wParam,
+                               WXLPARAM lParam) const;
+
 
     // default OnEraseBackground() implementation, return true if we did erase
     // the background, false otherwise (i.e. the system should erase it)
diff --git a/src/common/event.cpp b/src/common/event.cpp
index 8284b8212e..382b3ab50c 100644
--- a/src/common/event.cpp
+++ b/src/common/event.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_AUX2_DCLICK, wxMouseEvent );
 
 // Character input event type
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_CHAR, wxKeyEvent );
+wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_AFTER_CHAR, wxKeyEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK, wxKeyEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_NAVIGATION_KEY, wxNavigationKeyEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, wxKeyEvent );
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 165c03c207..0b1f0d3a3a 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2255,10 +2255,23 @@ bool wxWindowMSW::DoPopupMenu(wxMenu *menu, int x, int y)
 
 WXLRESULT wxWindowMSW::MSWDefWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
 {
+    WXLRESULT rc;
     if ( m_oldWndProc )
-        return ::CallWindowProc(CASTWNDPROC m_oldWndProc, GetHwnd(), (UINT) nMsg, (WPARAM) wParam, (LPARAM) lParam);
+        rc = ::CallWindowProc(CASTWNDPROC m_oldWndProc, GetHwnd(), (UINT) nMsg, (WPARAM) wParam, (LPARAM) lParam);
     else
-        return ::DefWindowProc(GetHwnd(), nMsg, wParam, lParam);
+        rc = ::DefWindowProc(GetHwnd(), nMsg, wParam, lParam);
+
+    // Special hack used by wxTextEntry auto-completion only: this event is
+    // sent after the normal keyboard processing so that its handler could use
+    // the updated contents of the text control, after taking the key that was
+    // pressed into account.
+    if ( nMsg == WM_CHAR )
+    {
+        wxKeyEvent event(CreateCharEvent(wxEVT_AFTER_CHAR, wParam, lParam));
+        HandleWindowEvent(event);
+    }
+
+    return rc;
 }
 
 bool wxWindowMSW::MSWProcessMessage(WXMSG* pMsg)
@@ -5675,11 +5688,12 @@ wxWindowMSW::CreateKeyEvent(wxEventType evType,
     return event;
 }
 
-// isASCII is true only when we're called from WM_CHAR handler and not from
-// WM_KEYDOWN one
-bool wxWindowMSW::HandleChar(WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
+wxKeyEvent
+wxWindowMSW::CreateCharEvent(wxEventType evType,
+                             WXWPARAM wParam,
+                             WXLPARAM lParam) const
 {
-    wxKeyEvent event(wxEVT_CHAR);
+    wxKeyEvent event(evType);
     InitAnyKeyEvent(event, wParam, lParam);
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
@@ -5723,6 +5737,14 @@ bool wxWindowMSW::HandleChar(WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
         event.m_altDown = false;
     }
 
+    return event;
+}
+
+// isASCII is true only when we're called from WM_CHAR handler and not from
+// WM_KEYDOWN one
+bool wxWindowMSW::HandleChar(WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
+{
+    wxKeyEvent event(CreateCharEvent(wxEVT_CHAR, wParam, lParam));
     return HandleWindowEvent(event);
 }