diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 4a41c873e9..3a288f2ca3 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors
 - Generic wxDataViewCtrl now always resizes its last column to fill all the
   available space, as the GTK+ version always did.
 
+- wxGTK wxNotebook::AddPage() doesn't generate any events any more for the
+  first page being added, for consistency with the other ports.
+
 
 Changes in behaviour which may result in build errors
 -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/notebook.h b/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
index 3175f35a0f..6fbb072b7c 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual wxSize CalcSizeFromPage(const wxSize& sizePage) const;
 
-    int SetSelection(size_t nPage) { return DoSetSelection(nPage, SetSelection_SendEvent); }
-    int ChangeSelection(size_t nPage) { return DoSetSelection(nPage); }
+    int SetSelection(size_t nPage);
+    int ChangeSelection(size_t nPage);
 
     virtual bool DeleteAllPages() wxOVERRIDE;
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual wxWindow *DoRemovePage(size_t page);
-    int DoSetSelection(size_t nPage, int flags = 0);
 
 private:
     QTabWidget *m_qtTabWidget;
diff --git a/interface/wx/bookctrl.h b/interface/wx/bookctrl.h
index 7789496765..dc775d00a6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/bookctrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/bookctrl.h
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ public:
         The page must have the book control itself as the parent and must not
         have been added to this control previously.
 
-        The call to this function may generate the page changing events.
+        The call to this function will generate the page changing and page
+        changed events if @a select is true, but not when inserting the very
+        first page (as there is no previous page selection to switch from in
+        this case and so it wouldn't make sense to e.g. veto such event).
 
         @param page
             Specifies the new page.
diff --git a/src/gtk/notebook.cpp b/src/gtk/notebook.cpp
index 71bd4d8ec2..a47d136a1e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/notebook.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,12 @@ bool wxNotebook::InsertPage( size_t position,
         pageData->m_label, false, false, m_padding);
 
     gtk_widget_show_all(pageData->m_box);
+
+    // Inserting the page may generate selection changing events that are not
+    // expected here: we will send them ourselves below if necessary.
+    g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(m_widget, (void*)switch_page, this);
     gtk_notebook_insert_page(notebook, win->m_widget, pageData->m_box, position);
+    g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(m_widget, (void*)switch_page, this);
 
     /* apply current style */
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
@@ -478,10 +483,7 @@ bool wxNotebook::InsertPage( size_t position,
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (select && GetPageCount() > 1)
-    {
-        SetSelection( position );
-    }
+    DoSetSelectionAfterInsertion(position, select);
 
     InvalidateBestSize();
     return true;
diff --git a/src/qt/notebook.cpp b/src/qt/notebook.cpp
index 92c9fe3e82..bb5750b6a3 100644
--- a/src/qt/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/notebook.cpp
@@ -154,12 +154,8 @@ bool wxNotebook::InsertPage(size_t n, wxWindow *page, const wxString& text,
 
     // reenable firing qt signals as internal wx initialization was completed
     m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(false);
-    m_selection = m_qtTabWidget->currentIndex();
 
-    if (bSelect && GetPageCount() > 1)
-    {
-        SetSelection( n );
-    }
+    DoSetSelectionAfterInsertion(n, bSelect);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -180,27 +176,31 @@ bool wxNotebook::DeleteAllPages()
     return true;
 }
 
-int wxNotebook::DoSetSelection(size_t page, int flags)
+int wxNotebook::SetSelection(size_t page)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG(page < GetPageCount(), wxNOT_FOUND, "invalid notebook index");
 
     int selOld = GetSelection();
 
-    // do not fire signals for certain methods (i.e. ChangeSelection
-    if ( !(flags & SetSelection_SendEvent) )
-    {
-        m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(true);
-    }
     // change the QTabWidget selected page:
     m_selection = page;
     m_qtTabWidget->setCurrentIndex( page );
-    if ( !(flags & SetSelection_SendEvent) )
-    {
-        m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(false);
-    }
+
     return selOld;
 }
 
+int wxNotebook::ChangeSelection(size_t nPage)
+{
+    // ChangeSelection() is not supposed to generate events, unlike
+    // SetSelection().
+    m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(true);
+
+    const int selOld = SetSelection(nPage);
+
+    m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(false);
+
+    return selOld;
+}
 
 wxWindow *wxNotebook::DoRemovePage(size_t page)
 {
diff --git a/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp b/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
index 1812d08a97..60c9cdd31b 100644
--- a/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/notebook.h"
+
 #include "bookctrlbasetest.h"
+#include "testableframe.h"
 
 class NotebookTestCase : public BookCtrlBaseTestCase, public CppUnit::TestCase
 {
@@ -118,4 +120,48 @@ void NotebookTestCase::NoEventsOnDestruction()
     CHECK( m_numPageChanges == 1 );
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("wxNotebook::AddPageEvents", "[wxNotebook][AddPage][event]")
+{
+    wxNotebook* const
+        notebook = new wxNotebook(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY,
+                                  wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(400, 200));
+
+    CHECK( notebook->GetSelection() == wxNOT_FOUND );
+
+    EventCounter countPageChanging(notebook, wxEVT_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING);
+    EventCounter countPageChanged(notebook, wxEVT_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED);
+
+    // Add the first page, it is special.
+    notebook->AddPage(new wxPanel(notebook), "Initial page");
+
+    // The selection should have been changed.
+    CHECK( notebook->GetSelection() == 0 );
+
+    // But no events should have been generated.
+    CHECK( countPageChanging.GetCount() == 0 );
+    CHECK( countPageChanged.GetCount() == 0 );
+
+
+    // Add another page without selecting it.
+    notebook->AddPage(new wxPanel(notebook), "Unselected page");
+
+    // Selection shouldn't have changed.
+    CHECK( notebook->GetSelection() == 0 );
+
+    // And no events should have been generated, of course.
+    CHECK( countPageChanging.GetCount() == 0 );
+    CHECK( countPageChanged.GetCount() == 0 );
+
+
+    // Finally add another page and do select it.
+    notebook->AddPage(new wxPanel(notebook), "Selected page", true);
+
+    // It should have become selected.
+    CHECK( notebook->GetSelection() == 2 );
+
+    // And events for the selection change should have been generated.
+    CHECK( countPageChanging.GetCount() == 1 );
+    CHECK( countPageChanged.GetCount() == 1 );
+}
+
 #endif //wxUSE_NOTEBOOK