diff --git a/interface/wx/intl.h b/interface/wx/intl.h
index 92902c1b7d..7cd5ab6964 100644
--- a/interface/wx/intl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/intl.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ enum wxLocaleInfo
 
         This value can be used with either wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER or
         wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY categories.
+
+        By default, i.e. when wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT is used, the separator for
+        numbers is returned.
      */
     wxLOCALE_THOUSANDS_SEP,
 
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ enum wxLocaleInfo
 
         This value can be used with either wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER or
         wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY categories.
+
+        By default, i.e. when wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT is used, the decimal point
+        for numbers is returned.
      */
     wxLOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT,
 
diff --git a/src/common/intl.cpp b/src/common/intl.cpp
index 6dc41e4b05..d9b166557d 100644
--- a/src/common/intl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/intl.cpp
@@ -1935,22 +1935,34 @@ wxString wxLocale::GetInfo(wxLocaleInfo index, wxLocaleCategory cat)
     switch ( index )
     {
         case wxLOCALE_THOUSANDS_SEP:
-            if ( cat == wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER )
-                return lc->thousands_sep;
-            else if ( cat == wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY )
-                return lc->mon_thousands_sep;
+            switch ( cat )
+            {
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT:
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER:
+                    return lc->thousands_sep;
 
-            wxFAIL_MSG( "invalid wxLocaleCategory" );
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY:
+                    return lc->mon_thousands_sep;
+
+                default:
+                    wxFAIL_MSG( "invalid wxLocaleCategory" );
+            }
             break;
 
 
         case wxLOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT:
-            if ( cat == wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER )
-                return lc->decimal_point;
-            else if ( cat == wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY )
-                return lc->mon_decimal_point;
+            switch ( cat )
+            {
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT:
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER:
+                    return lc->decimal_point;
 
-            wxFAIL_MSG( "invalid wxLocaleCategory" );
+                case wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY:
+                    return lc->mon_decimal_point;
+
+                default:
+                    wxFAIL_MSG( "invalid wxLocaleCategory" );
+            }
             break;
 
         case wxLOCALE_SHORT_DATE_FMT: