diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 3375106062..eb5982c033 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Show new style directory selector even for non existent paths (raychow).
 - Fix order of radial gradient stops (Alexandru Pana).
 - Fix font created using wxFont(wxFontInfo()) ctor.
+- Fix wxFileName::GetShortcutTarget() in console applications.
 
 
 3.0.1: (released 2014-06-15)
diff --git a/src/common/filename.cpp b/src/common/filename.cpp
index 6acde7603c..51e80c1c83 100644
--- a/src/common/filename.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filename.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     #include "wx/msw/private.h"
     #include <shlobj.h>         // for CLSID_ShellLink
     #include "wx/msw/missing.h"
+    #include "wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h"
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__WXMAC__)
@@ -1706,6 +1707,9 @@ bool wxFileName::GetShortcutTarget(const wxString& shortcutPath,
     if (ext.CmpNoCase(wxT("lnk"))!=0)
         return false;
 
+    // Ensure OLE is initialized.
+    wxOleInitializer oleInit;
+
     // create a ShellLink object
     hres = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                             IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*) &psl);