diff --git a/include/wx/textctrl.h b/include/wx/textctrl.h
index 78d27bbd4c..a163d26282 100644
--- a/include/wx/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/textctrl.h
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ const wxTextCoord wxInvalidTextCoord    = -2;
 // wxTE_RICH controls - can be used together with or instead of wxTE_RICH
 #define wxTE_RICH2          0x8000
 
-// reuse wxTE_RICH2's value for CAPEDIT control on Windows CE
-#if defined(__SMARTPHONE__) || defined(__POCKETPC__)
+// reuse wxTE_RICH2's value for CAPEDIT control on Windows CE and iOS
+#if defined(__SMARTPHONE__) || defined(__POCKETPC__) || defined(__WXOSX_IPHONE__)
 #define wxTE_CAPITALIZE     wxTE_RICH2
 #else
 #define wxTE_CAPITALIZE     0