diff --git a/include/wx/aui/auibook.h b/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
index 7d7bd4fc4b..4971c62ea1 100644
--- a/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
+++ b/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ protected:
     void OnSetFocus(wxFocusEvent& event);
     void OnKillFocus(wxFocusEvent& event);
     void OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event);
+    void OnCaptureLost(wxMouseCaptureLostEvent& evt);
 
 protected:
 
diff --git a/src/aui/auibook.cpp b/src/aui/auibook.cpp
index 73cea44d66..fd2b3583e8 100644
--- a/src/aui/auibook.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/auibook.cpp
@@ -2191,6 +2191,7 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxAuiTabCtrl, wxControl)
     EVT_SET_FOCUS(wxAuiTabCtrl::OnSetFocus)
     EVT_KILL_FOCUS(wxAuiTabCtrl::OnKillFocus)
     EVT_CHAR(wxAuiTabCtrl::OnChar)
+    EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST(wxAuiTabCtrl::OnCaptureLost)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 
@@ -2273,6 +2274,10 @@ void wxAuiTabCtrl::OnLeftDown(wxMouseEvent& evt)
     }
 }
 
+void wxAuiTabCtrl::OnCaptureLost(wxMouseCaptureLostEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+}
+
 void wxAuiTabCtrl::OnLeftUp(wxMouseEvent& evt)
 {
     if (GetCapture() == this)