diff --git a/src/propgrid/props.cpp b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
index 422e1f84ca..00871cfeee 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/props.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@ wxEnumProperty::wxEnumProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
     wxPGChoices& choices, int value )
     : wxPGProperty(label,name)
 {
+    SetIndex(0);
+
     m_choices.Assign( choices );
 
     if ( GetItemCount() )