diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
index 190bcd8946..490c26a567 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@ void  wxTopLevelWindowMac::MacCreateRealWindow( const wxString& title,
         SetShape(rgn);
     }
 #endif
+
+    wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
+    GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 }
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowMac::MacGetPortParams(WXPOINTPTR localOrigin, WXRECTPTR clipRect, WXHWND *window  , wxWindowMac** rootwin)
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 6a23f1cab3..e75ae84a2f 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ bool wxWindowMac::Create(wxWindowMac *parent, wxWindowID id,
         MacCreateScrollBars( style ) ;
     }
 #endif
+
+    wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
+    GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mac/toplevel.cpp b/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
index 190bcd8946..490c26a567 100644
--- a/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@ void  wxTopLevelWindowMac::MacCreateRealWindow( const wxString& title,
         SetShape(rgn);
     }
 #endif
+
+    wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
+    GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 }
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowMac::MacGetPortParams(WXPOINTPTR localOrigin, WXRECTPTR clipRect, WXHWND *window  , wxWindowMac** rootwin)
diff --git a/src/mac/window.cpp b/src/mac/window.cpp
index 6a23f1cab3..e75ae84a2f 100644
--- a/src/mac/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/window.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ bool wxWindowMac::Create(wxWindowMac *parent, wxWindowID id,
         MacCreateScrollBars( style ) ;
     }
 #endif
+
+    wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
+    GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
+
     return TRUE;
 }