diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 5969f3b391..4efea97d7b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Fix retrieving bounding box for wxDC with transformed coordinates.
 - Fix wxGraphicsMatrixData::Concat() for Direct2D and Cairo renderers.
 - Fix calculating point position in wxDataViewCtrl::HitTest().
+- Fix position of the rectangle returned by wxDataViewCtrl::GetItemRect().
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/dataview.h b/interface/wx/dataview.h
index 7517edea55..f9c37a3c0a 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dataview.h
@@ -1395,11 +1395,8 @@ public:
     int GetIndent() const;
 
     /**
-        Returns item rectangle.
-
-        This method is currently not implemented at all in wxGTK and only
-        implemented for non-@NULL @a col argument in wxOSX. It is fully
-        implemented in the generic version of the control.
+        Returns item rectangle. Coordinates of the rectangle are specified in
+        wxDataViewCtrl client area coordinates.
 
         @param item
             A valid item.
@@ -1407,6 +1404,10 @@ public:
             If non-@NULL, the rectangle returned corresponds to the
             intersection of the item with the specified column. If @NULL, the
             rectangle spans all the columns.
+
+        @note This method is currently not implemented at all in wxGTK and only
+              implemented for non-@NULL @a col argument in wxOSX. It is fully
+              implemented in the generic version of the control.
     */
     virtual wxRect GetItemRect(const wxDataViewItem& item,
                                const wxDataViewColumn* col = NULL) const;
diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index d35af10b3b..9c9a87fb17 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -5349,7 +5349,12 @@ void wxDataViewCtrl::HitTest( const wxPoint & point, wxDataViewItem & item,
 wxRect wxDataViewCtrl::GetItemRect( const wxDataViewItem & item,
                                     const wxDataViewColumn* column ) const
 {
-    return m_clientArea->GetItemRect(item, column);
+    // Convert position from the main window coordinates to the control coordinates.
+    // (They can be different due to the presence of the header.).
+    wxRect r = m_clientArea->GetItemRect(item, column);
+    const wxPoint ctrlPos = ScreenToClient(m_clientArea->ClientToScreen(r.GetPosition()));
+    r.SetPosition(ctrlPos);
+    return r;
 }
 
 wxDataViewItem wxDataViewCtrl::GetItemByRow( unsigned int row ) const