diff --git a/src/common/framecmn.cpp b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
index fc61d4e9ae..3e40e5db20 100644
--- a/src/common/framecmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ bool wxFrameBase::ProcessCommand(int id)
 
 bool wxFrameBase::ProcessCommand(wxMenuItem *item)
 {
-    wxCommandEvent commandEvent(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, item->GetId());
-    commandEvent.SetEventObject(this);
+    wxCHECK_MSG( item, false, wxS("Menu item can't be NULL") );
 
     if (!item->IsEnabled())
         return true;
@@ -260,19 +259,23 @@ bool wxFrameBase::ProcessCommand(wxMenuItem *item)
     if ((item->GetKind() == wxITEM_RADIO) && item->IsChecked() )
         return true;
 
+    int checked;
     if (item->IsCheckable())
     {
         item->Toggle();
 
         // use the new value
-        commandEvent.SetInt(item->IsChecked());
+        checked = item->IsChecked();
     }
     else // Uncheckable item.
     {
-        commandEvent.SetInt(-1);
+        checked = -1;
     }
 
-    return HandleWindowEvent(commandEvent);
+    wxMenu* const menu = item->GetMenu();
+    wxCHECK_MSG( menu, false, wxS("Menu item should be attached to a menu") );
+
+    return menu->SendEvent(item->GetId(), checked);
 }
 
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUS
diff --git a/tests/menu/menu.cpp b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
index 79b1e3ec49..abc4db0b0d 100644
--- a/tests/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ private:
 
     wxArrayString m_menuLabels;
 
+    // The menu containing the item with MenuTestCase_Bar id.
+    wxMenu* m_menuWithBar;
+
     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(MenuTestCase)
 };
 
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ void MenuTestCase::CreateFrame()
 
     PopulateMenu(helpMenu, "Helpmenu item ", itemcount);
     helpMenu->Append(MenuTestCase_Bar, "Bar\tF1");
+    m_menuWithBar = helpMenu;
     helpMenu->AppendSubMenu(subMenu, "Sub&menu", "Test a submenu");
 
     // +2 for "Foo" and "Bar", +2 for the 2 submenus
@@ -464,5 +468,13 @@ void MenuTestCase::Events()
 
     const wxCommandEvent& ev = handler.GetEvent();
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( static_cast<int>(MenuTestCase_Bar), ev.GetId() );
+
+    wxObject* const src = ev.GetEventObject();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( src );
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( "wxMenu",
+                          wxString(src->GetClassInfo()->GetClassName()) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( static_cast<wxObject*>(m_menuWithBar),
+                          src );
 #endif // wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR
 }