diff --git a/src/qt/control.cpp b/src/qt/control.cpp
index eacb2409a1..057619ab7a 100644
--- a/src/qt/control.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/control.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ bool wxControl::QtCreateControl( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
     // Let Qt handle the background:
     SetBackgroundStyle(wxBG_STYLE_SYSTEM);
-    PostCreation(false);
 
-    return CreateControl( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name );
+    if (!CreateControl( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name ))
+        return false;
+
+    PostCreation(false);
+    return true;
 }
 
 wxSize wxControl::DoGetBestSize() const
diff --git a/src/qt/dialog.cpp b/src/qt/dialog.cpp
index 6c99788e2e..9bb788c27b 100644
--- a/src/qt/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dialog.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,13 @@ bool wxDialog::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
     style |= wxTAB_TRAVERSAL;
 
     m_qtWindow = new wxQtDialog( parent, this );
-    
+
+    if ( !wxTopLevelWindow::Create( parent, id, title, pos, size, style, name ) )
+        return false;
+
     PostCreation();
 
-    return wxTopLevelWindow::Create( parent, id, title, pos, size, style, name );
+    return true;
 }
 
 int wxDialog::ShowModal()
diff --git a/src/qt/frame.cpp b/src/qt/frame.cpp
index f4636dc902..42143793cf 100644
--- a/src/qt/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/frame.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ bool wxFrame::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& title,
 
     GetQMainWindow()->setCentralWidget( new wxQtCentralWidget( parent, this ) );
 
-    PostCreation();
+    if ( !wxFrameBase::Create( parent, id, title, pos, size, style, name ) )
+        return false;
 
-    return wxFrameBase::Create( parent, id, title, pos, size, style, name );
+    PostCreation();
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxFrame::SetMenuBar( wxMenuBar *menuBar )
diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index f112f3a545..5aa1241f7f 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ void wxWindowQt::PostCreation(bool generic)
     SetForegroundColour(wxColour(GetHandle()->palette().foreground().color()));
 
     GetHandle()->setFont( wxWindowBase::GetFont().GetHandle() );
+
+    wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
+    HandleWindowEvent(event);
 }
 
 void wxWindowQt::AddChild( wxWindowBase *child )