diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index b33e43c267..06c51e1538 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Added wxSplitterWindow::SetSashInvisible() (Armel Asselin).
 - Enable/disable "Window" menu items in AUI MDI correctly (wsu).
 - Added wxTimePickerCtrl::Get/SetTime().
+- Fix WXK_MENU handling in wxStyledTextCtrl under wxGTK (cantabile).
 
 
 GTK:
diff --git a/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp b/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
index 02d536c358..7e1afb39cd 100644
--- a/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ int  ScintillaWX::DoKeyDown(const wxKeyEvent& evt, bool* consumed)
     case WXK_CONTROL:           key = 0; break;
     case WXK_ALT:               key = 0; break;
     case WXK_SHIFT:             key = 0; break;
-    case WXK_MENU:              key = 0; break;
+    case WXK_MENU:              key = SCK_MENU; break;
     }
 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__