diff --git a/include/wx/qt/tooltip.h b/include/wx/qt/tooltip.h
index 3d6a4a40e5..1f52f5b3b9 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/tooltip.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/tooltip.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/object.h"
 
+class wxWindow;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxToolTip : public wxObject
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/qt/statusbar.cpp b/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
index 8b0f052628..bbbacfb9ae 100644
--- a/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ wxStatusBar::wxStatusBar(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
 bool wxStatusBar::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID WXUNUSED(winid),
                          long style, const wxString& WXUNUSED(name))
 {
-    wxMISSING_IMPLEMENTATION( "wxStatusBar::Create parameters" );
-
     m_qtStatusBar = new wxQtStatusBar( parent, this );
     m_qtPanes = new QList < QLabel* >;
 
@@ -67,6 +65,9 @@ bool wxStatusBar::GetFieldRect(int i, wxRect& rect) const
     wxCHECK_MSG( (i >= 0) && ((size_t)i < m_panes.GetCount()), false,
                  "invalid statusbar field index" );
 
+    if(m_qtPanes->count() != m_panes.GetCount())
+        const_cast<wxStatusBar*>(this)->UpdateFields();
+    
     rect = wxQtConvertRect((*m_qtPanes)[i]->geometry());
     return true;
 }
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ int wxStatusBar::GetBorderY() const
 
 void wxStatusBar::DoUpdateStatusText(int number)
 {
+    if(m_qtPanes->count() != m_panes.GetCount())
+        UpdateFields();
+
     (*m_qtPanes)[number]->setText( wxQtConvertString( m_panes[number].GetText() ) );
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +108,6 @@ void wxStatusBar::Init()
     m_qtPanes = NULL;
 }
 
-
 void wxStatusBar::UpdateFields()
 {
     // is it a good idea to recreate all the panes every update?
diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index 4d034a08d6..a261cb9174 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ bool wxWindowQt::QtHandlePaintEvent ( QWidget *handler, QPaintEvent *event )
 
                 // send the paint event (wxWindowDC will draw directly):
                 wxPaintEvent paint( GetId() );
+                paint.SetEventObject(this);
                 handled = ProcessWindowEvent(paint);
                 m_updateRegion.Clear();
             }