diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 5c55dc690b..a0ecd5817b 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -4072,6 +4072,8 @@ bool wxWindowMSW::HandleSetCursor(WXHWND WXUNUSED(hWnd),
         y = pt.y;
     ScreenToClient(&x, &y);
     wxSetCursorEvent event(x, y);
+    event.SetId(GetId());
+    event.SetEventObject(this);
 
     bool processedEvtSetCursor = GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
     if ( processedEvtSetCursor && event.HasCursor() )