diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index cbb1978e0c..18376f9f3b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Correct coordinates of wxDropFilesEvent (Dmitriy Maksimov).
 - Fix handling of abandoned mutexes in wxMutex (David Heffernan).
 - Avoid warnings about deprecated localtime with MSVC8/9 (Chris Stankevitz).
+- Fixed invisible CHM tooltip text bug when window text colour is black.
 
 wxMSW/CE:
 
diff --git a/src/msw/helpchm.cpp b/src/msw/helpchm.cpp
index 411d495980..52c1cbbd1b 100644
--- a/src/msw/helpchm.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/helpchm.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ bool wxCHMHelpController::DisplayContextPopup(int contextId)
     popup.idString = contextId ;
 
     GetCursorPos(& popup.pt);
-    popup.clrForeground = (COLORREF)-1;
-    popup.clrBackground = (COLORREF)-1;
+    popup.clrForeground = ::GetSysColor(COLOR_INFOTEXT);
+    popup.clrBackground = ::GetSysColor(COLOR_INFOBK);;
     popup.rcMargins.top = popup.rcMargins.left = popup.rcMargins.right = popup.rcMargins.bottom = -1;
     popup.pszFont = NULL;
     popup.pszText = NULL;