diff --git a/include/wx/listctrl.h b/include/wx/listctrl.h
index 4609981ce7..ac807f0c9e 100644
--- a/include/wx/listctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/listctrl.h
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ private:
 
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxListItem : public wxObject
 {
+    wxListItem& operator=(const wxListItem& item);
+    
 public:
     wxListItem();
+    wxListItem(const wxListItem& item);
     ~wxListItem() { delete m_attr; }
 
     // resetting
@@ -361,13 +364,24 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxListEvent : public wxNotifyEvent
 public:
     wxListEvent(wxEventType commandType = wxEVT_NULL, int id = 0)
         : wxNotifyEvent(commandType, id)
-        {
-            m_code = 0;
-            m_itemIndex =
-            m_oldItemIndex = 0;
-            m_col = 0;
-        }
+        , m_code(0)
+        , m_oldItemIndex(0)
+        , m_itemIndex(0)
+        , m_col(0)
+        , m_pointDrag()
+        , m_item()
+        { }
 
+    wxListEvent(const wxListEvent& event)
+        : wxNotifyEvent(event)
+        , m_code(event.m_code)
+        , m_oldItemIndex(event.m_oldItemIndex)
+        , m_itemIndex(event.m_itemIndex)
+        , m_col(event.m_col)
+        , m_pointDrag(event.m_pointDrag)
+        , m_item(event.m_item)
+        { }
+    
     int GetCode() const { return m_code; }
     long GetIndex() const { return m_itemIndex; }
     int GetColumn() const { return m_col; }
diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index b68ffb85ae..48b0ca5226 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -4499,6 +4499,24 @@ wxListItem::wxListItem()
     Clear();
 }
 
+wxListItem::wxListItem(const wxListItem& item)
+    : wxObject()
+    , m_mask(item.m_mask)
+    , m_itemId(item.m_itemId)
+    , m_col(item.m_col)
+    , m_state(item.m_state)
+    , m_stateMask(item.m_stateMask)
+    , m_text(item.m_text)
+    , m_image(item.m_image)
+    , m_data(item.m_data)
+    , m_format(item.m_format)
+    , m_width(item.m_width)
+    , m_attr(NULL)
+{
+    // copy list item attributes
+    m_attr = new wxListItemAttr(*item.GetAttributes());
+}
+
 void wxListItem::Clear()
 {
     m_mask = 0;
@@ -5099,7 +5117,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::SortItems( wxListCtrlCompare fn, long data )
 // event handlers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxListCtrl::OnSize(wxSizeEvent& event)
+void wxListCtrl::OnSize(wxSizeEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     if ( !m_mainWin )
         return;
@@ -5243,19 +5261,19 @@ void wxListCtrl::SetFocus()
 // virtual list control support
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-wxString wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText(long item, long col) const
+wxString wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText(long WXUNUSED(item), long WXUNUSED(col)) const
 {
     // this is a pure virtual function, in fact - which is not really pure
     // because the controls which are not virtual don't need to implement it
-    wxFAIL_MSG( _T("not supposed to be called") );
+    wxFAIL_MSG( _T("wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText not supposed to be called") );
 
     return wxEmptyString;
 }
 
-int wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage(long item) const
+int wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage(long WXUNUSED(item)) const
 {
     // same as above
-    wxFAIL_MSG( _T("not supposed to be called") );
+    wxFAIL_MSG( _T("wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage not supposed to be called") );
 
     return -1;
 }