diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index 2bfb862f74..cad8c190bf 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -2031,19 +2031,20 @@ public:
 
     // Traverse all the direct children calling OnDo() on them and also all
     // grandchildren, calling OnRecurse() for them.
-    bool DoForAllChildren()
+    bool DoForSelfAndChildren()
     {
+        wxValidator* const validator = m_win->GetValidator();
+        if ( validator && !OnDo(validator) )
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         wxWindowList& children = m_win->GetChildren();
         for ( wxWindowList::iterator i = children.begin();
               i != children.end();
               ++i )
         {
             wxWindow* const child = static_cast<wxWindow*>(*i);
-            wxValidator* const validator = child->GetValidator();
-            if ( validator && !OnDo(validator) )
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
 
             // Notice that validation should never recurse into top level
             // children, e.g. some other dialog which might happen to be
@@ -2102,7 +2103,7 @@ bool wxWindowBase::Validate()
         }
     };
 
-    return ValidateTraverser(this).DoForAllChildren();
+    return ValidateTraverser(this).DoForSelfAndChildren();
 #else // !wxUSE_VALIDATORS
     return true;
 #endif // wxUSE_VALIDATORS/!wxUSE_VALIDATORS
@@ -2140,7 +2141,7 @@ bool wxWindowBase::TransferDataToWindow()
         }
     };
 
-    return DataToWindowTraverser(this).DoForAllChildren();
+    return DataToWindowTraverser(this).DoForSelfAndChildren();
 #else // !wxUSE_VALIDATORS
     return true;
 #endif // wxUSE_VALIDATORS/!wxUSE_VALIDATORS
@@ -2168,7 +2169,7 @@ bool wxWindowBase::TransferDataFromWindow()
         }
     };
 
-    return DataFromWindowTraverser(this).DoForAllChildren();
+    return DataFromWindowTraverser(this).DoForSelfAndChildren();
 #else // !wxUSE_VALIDATORS
     return true;
 #endif // wxUSE_VALIDATORS/!wxUSE_VALIDATORS
diff --git a/tests/validators/valtext.cpp b/tests/validators/valtext.cpp
index fcd2d8adaf..893577ea05 100644
--- a/tests/validators/valtext.cpp
+++ b/tests/validators/valtext.cpp
@@ -184,4 +184,30 @@ TEXT_VALIDATOR_TEST_CASE("wxTextValidator::IsValid", "[wxTextValidator][filters]
     }
 }
 
+TEXT_VALIDATOR_TEST_CASE("wxTextValidator::TransferToWindow", "[wxTextValidator][transferdata]")
+{
+    wxString value = "wxwidgets";
+    wxTextValidator val(wxFILTER_ALPHA, &value);
+    m_text->SetValidator(val);
+
+    CHECK( m_text->IsEmpty() );
+
+    REQUIRE( m_text->TransferDataToWindow() );
+
+    CHECK( m_text->GetValue() == "wxwidgets" );
+}
+
+TEXT_VALIDATOR_TEST_CASE("wxTextValidator::TransferFromWindow", "[wxTextValidator][transferdata]")
+{
+    wxString value;
+    wxTextValidator val(wxFILTER_ALPHA, &value);
+    m_text->SetValidator(val);
+
+    m_text->ChangeValue("wxwidgets");
+
+    REQUIRE( m_text->TransferDataFromWindow() );
+
+    CHECK( value == "wxwidgets" );
+}
+
 #endif // wxUSE_VALIDATORS && wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR