diff --git a/include/wx/renderer.h b/include/wx/renderer.h
index d854007e59..3fe946139d 100644
--- a/include/wx/renderer.h
+++ b/include/wx/renderer.h
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ public:
                               const wxString& text,
                               const wxRect& rect,
                               int align = wxALIGN_LEFT | wxALIGN_TOP,
-                              int flags = 0) = 0;
+                              int flags = 0,
+                              wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode = wxELLIPSIZE_END) = 0;
 
     // geometry functions
     // ------------------
@@ -548,8 +549,9 @@ public:
                               const wxString& text,
                               const wxRect& rect,
                               int align = wxALIGN_LEFT | wxALIGN_TOP,
-                              int flags = 0)
-        { m_rendererNative.DrawItemText(win, dc, text, rect, align, flags); }
+                              int flags = 0,
+                              wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode = wxELLIPSIZE_END)
+        { m_rendererNative.DrawItemText(win, dc, text, rect, align, flags, ellipsizeMode); }
 
     virtual wxSplitterRenderParams GetSplitterParams(const wxWindow *win)
         { return m_rendererNative.GetSplitterParams(win); }
diff --git a/interface/wx/renderer.h b/interface/wx/renderer.h
index 3ee7e7ae3f..ee71ee992b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/renderer.h
+++ b/interface/wx/renderer.h
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ public:
                               const wxString& text,
                               const wxRect& rect,
                               int align = wxALIGN_LEFT | wxALIGN_TOP,
-                              int flags = 0) = 0;
+                              int flags = 0,
+                              wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode = wxELLIPSIZE_END) = 0;
 
     /**
         Draw a blank push button that looks very similar to wxButton.
diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index 536e7ae2ea..d701b88253 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -981,20 +981,6 @@ wxDataViewCustomRendererBase::RenderText(const wxString& text,
     rectText.x += xoffset;
     rectText.width -= xoffset;
 
-    // check if we want to ellipsize the text if it doesn't fit
-    wxString ellipsizedText;
-    if ( GetEllipsizeMode() != wxELLIPSIZE_NONE )
-    {
-        ellipsizedText = wxControl::Ellipsize
-                                    (
-                                        text,
-                                        *dc,
-                                        GetEllipsizeMode(),
-                                        rectText.width,
-                                        wxELLIPSIZE_FLAGS_NONE
-                                    );
-    }
-
     int flags = 0;
     if ( state & wxDATAVIEW_CELL_SELECTED )
         flags |= wxCONTROL_SELECTED | wxCONTROL_FOCUSED;
@@ -1005,10 +991,11 @@ wxDataViewCustomRendererBase::RenderText(const wxString& text,
     wxRendererNative::Get().DrawItemText(
         GetOwner()->GetOwner(),
         *dc,
-        ellipsizedText.empty() ? text : ellipsizedText,
+        text,
         rectText,
         GetEffectiveAlignment(),
-        flags);
+        flags,
+        GetEllipsizeMode());
 }
 
 void wxDataViewCustomRendererBase::SetEnabled(bool enabled)
diff --git a/src/generic/renderg.cpp b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
index 96f3ac40d9..b078566e17 100644
--- a/src/generic/renderg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public:
                               const wxString& text,
                               const wxRect& rect,
                               int align = wxALIGN_LEFT | wxALIGN_TOP,
-                              int flags = 0) wxOVERRIDE;
+                              int flags = 0,
+                              wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode = wxELLIPSIZE_END) wxOVERRIDE;
 
     virtual wxSplitterRenderParams GetSplitterParams(const wxWindow *win) wxOVERRIDE;
 
@@ -888,7 +889,8 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
                                 const wxString& text,
                                 const wxRect& rect,
                                 int align,
-                                int flags)
+                                int flags,
+                                wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode)
 {
     // Determine text color
     wxColour textColour;
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
     }
 
     const wxString paintText = wxControl::Ellipsize(text, dc,
-                                                    wxELLIPSIZE_END,
+                                                    ellipsizeMode,
                                                     rect.GetWidth());
 
     // Draw text
diff --git a/src/msw/renderer.cpp b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
index a9ab26d01b..b297a7c8e1 100644
--- a/src/msw/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/string.h"
     #include "wx/window.h"
+    #include "wx/control.h"     // for wxControl::Ellipsize()
     #include "wx/dc.h"
     #include "wx/settings.h"
 #endif //WX_PRECOMP
@@ -338,7 +339,8 @@ public:
                               const wxString& text,
                               const wxRect& rect,
                               int align = wxALIGN_LEFT | wxALIGN_TOP,
-                              int flags = 0);
+                              int flags = 0,
+                              wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode = wxELLIPSIZE_END);
 
     virtual wxSplitterRenderParams GetSplitterParams(const wxWindow *win);
 
@@ -970,7 +972,8 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
                                 const wxString& text,
                                 const wxRect& rect,
                                 int align,
-                                int flags)
+                                int flags,
+                                wxEllipsizeMode ellipsizeMode)
 {
     wxUxThemeHandle hTheme(win, L"LISTVIEW");
 
@@ -999,7 +1002,7 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
             textOpts.crText = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_GRAYTEXT).GetPixel();
         }
 
-        DWORD textFlags = DT_NOPREFIX | DT_END_ELLIPSIS;
+        DWORD textFlags = DT_NOPREFIX;
         if ( align & wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL )
             textFlags |= DT_CENTER;
         else if ( align & wxALIGN_RIGHT )
@@ -1014,12 +1017,37 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
         else
             textFlags |= DT_TOP;
 
+        const wxString* drawText = &text;
+        wxString ellipsizedText;
+        switch ( ellipsizeMode )
+        {
+            case wxELLIPSIZE_NONE:
+                // no flag required
+                break;
+
+            case wxELLIPSIZE_START:
+            case wxELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
+                // no native support for this ellipsize modes, use wxWidgets
+                // implementation (may not be 100% accurate because per
+                // definition the theme defines the font but should be close
+                // enough with current windows themes)
+                drawText = &ellipsizedText;
+                ellipsizedText = wxControl::Ellipsize(text, dc, ellipsizeMode,
+                                                      rect.width,
+                                                      wxELLIPSIZE_FLAGS_NONE);
+                break;
+
+            case wxELLIPSIZE_END:
+                textFlags |= DT_END_ELLIPSIS;
+                break;
+        }
+
         te->DrawThemeTextEx(hTheme, dc.GetHDC(), LVP_LISTITEM, itemState,
-                            text.wchar_str(), -1, textFlags, &rc, &textOpts);
+                            drawText->wchar_str(), -1, textFlags, &rc, &textOpts);
     }
     else
     {
-        m_rendererNative.DrawItemText(win, dc, text, rect, align, flags);
+        m_rendererNative.DrawItemText(win, dc, text, rect, align, flags, ellipsizeMode);
     }
 }