diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index d7c7b04bb3..ce8c0530ff 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -703,8 +703,6 @@ bool wxDataViewRendererBase::StartEditing( const wxDataViewItem &item, wxRect la
     m_editorCtrl->SetFocus();
 #endif
 
-    NotifyEditingStarted(item);
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index a8408c641c..d116af19fb 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -2251,6 +2251,8 @@ wxDataViewMainWindow::StartEditing(const wxDataViewItem& item,
     const wxRect itemRect = GetItemRect(item, col);
     if ( renderer->StartEditing(item, itemRect) )
     {
+        renderer->NotifyEditingStarted(item);
+
         // Save the renderer to be able to finish/cancel editing it later and
         // save the control to be able to detect if we're still editing it.
         m_editorRenderer = renderer;