diff --git a/include/wx/artprov.h b/include/wx/artprov.h
index 26c324b8e9..1c9807f160 100644
--- a/include/wx/artprov.h
+++ b/include/wx/artprov.h
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxArtProviderCache;
 typedef wxString wxArtClient;
 typedef wxString wxArtID;
 
-#define wxART_MAKE_CLIENT_ID(id)       _T(#id)_T("_C")
-#define wxART_MAKE_ART_ID(id)          _T(#id)
+#define wxART_MAKE_CLIENT_ID_FROM_STR(id)  id _T("_C")
+#define wxART_MAKE_CLIENT_ID(id)           wxART_MAKE_CLIENT_ID_FROM_STR(_T(#id))
+#define wxART_MAKE_ART_ID_FROM_STR(id)     id
+#define wxART_MAKE_ART_ID(id)              wxART_MAKE_ART_ID_FROM_STR(_T(#id))
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Art clients