diff --git a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
index a16b068984..41b8df96f1 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxTreeItemId GetRootItem() const;
     virtual wxTreeItemId GetSelection() const;
     virtual size_t GetSelections(wxArrayTreeItemIds& selections) const;
+    virtual wxTreeItemId GetFocusedItem() const;
 
     virtual wxTreeItemId GetItemParent(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
     virtual wxTreeItemId GetFirstChild(const wxTreeItemId& item,
diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index 6f49c3f857..cb95300361 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -1354,6 +1354,11 @@ wxTreeItemId wxTreeCtrl::GetSelection() const
     wxCHECK_MSG( !HasFlag(wxTR_MULTIPLE), wxTreeItemId(),
                  wxT("this only works with single selection controls") );
 
+    return GetFocusedItem();
+}
+
+wxTreeItemId wxTreeCtrl::GetFocusedItem() const
+{
     return wxTreeItemId(TreeView_GetSelection(GetHwnd()));
 }