diff --git a/include/wx/vector.h b/include/wx/vector.h
index e05920f985..771b25bc0a 100644
--- a/include/wx/vector.h
+++ b/include/wx/vector.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public:
         reference operator*() const { return *m_ptr; }
         pointer operator->() const { return m_ptr; }
 
-        iterator base() const { return m_ptr; }
+        iterator base() const { return m_ptr + 1; }
 
         reverse_iterator& operator++()
             { --m_ptr; return *this; }
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public:
         const_reference operator*() const { return *m_ptr; }
         const_pointer operator->() const { return m_ptr; }
 
-        const_iterator base() const { return m_ptr; }
+        const_iterator base() const { return m_ptr + 1; }
 
         const_reverse_iterator& operator++()
             { --m_ptr; return *this; }
diff --git a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
index 5c393afbb8..056b9303e6 100644
--- a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
+++ b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ TEST_CASE("wxVector::reverse_iterator", "[vector][reverse_iterator]")
     CHECK( ri < re );
     CHECK( ri <= re );
 
+    CHECK( rb.base() == v.end() );
+    CHECK( re.base() == v.begin() );
+    CHECK( *ri.base() == 9 );
+
 #if wxUSE_STD_CONTAINERS_COMPATIBLY
     std::vector<int> stdvec(rb, re);
     REQUIRE( stdvec.size() == 10 );