diff --git a/samples/widgets/static.cpp b/samples/widgets/static.cpp
index 0dd3e38530..c305c4db8e 100644
--- a/samples/widgets/static.cpp
+++ b/samples/widgets/static.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ public:
     virtual ~StaticWidgetsPage(){};
 
     virtual wxControl *GetWidget() const { return m_statText; }
+    virtual Widgets GetWidgets() const
+    {
+        Widgets widgets;
+        widgets.push_back(m_sizerStatBox->GetStaticBox());
+        widgets.push_back(m_statText);
+        widgets.push_back(m_statMarkup);
+#if wxUSE_STATLINE
+        widgets.push_back(m_statLine);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATLINE
+
+        return widgets;
+    }
     virtual void RecreateWidget() { CreateStatic(); }
 
     // lazy creation of the content
diff --git a/src/msw/statbox.cpp b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
index 3c2dfcf06d..55f3b79cd1 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,24 @@ WXLRESULT wxStaticBox::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lPar
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if ( nMsg == WM_UPDATEUISTATE )
+    {
+        // DefWindowProc() redraws just the static box text when it gets this
+        // message and it does it using the standard (blue in standard theme)
+        // colour and not our own label colour that we use in PaintForeground()
+        // resulting in the label mysteriously changing the colour when e.g.
+        // "Alt" is pressed anywhere in the window, see #12497.
+        //
+        // To avoid this we simply refresh the window forcing our own code
+        // redrawing the label in the correct colour to be called. This is
+        // inefficient but there doesn't seem to be anything else we can do.
+        //
+        // Notice that the problem is XP-specific and doesn't arise under later
+        // systems.
+        if ( m_hasFgCol && wxGetWinVersion() == wxWinVersion_XP )
+            Refresh();
+    }
+
     return wxControl::MSWWindowProc(nMsg, wParam, lParam);
 }