diff --git a/include/wx/menuitem.h b/include/wx/menuitem.h
index b8d23c5edd..f20ed360d4 100644
--- a/include/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
     // the menu we're in
     wxMenu *GetMenu() const { return m_parentMenu; }
+    void SetMenu(wxMenu* menu) { m_parentMenu = menu; }
 
     // get/set id
     void SetId(int id) { m_id = id; }
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 095f494ff7..99bd5987a7 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ bool wxMenuBase::DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item)
     wxCHECK_MSG( item, FALSE, wxT("invalid item in wxMenu::Append()") );
 
     m_items.Append(item);
+    item->SetMenu((wxMenu*)this);
     if ( item->IsSubMenu() )
     {
         AddSubMenu(item->GetSubMenu());
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ bool wxMenuBase::DoInsert(size_t pos, wxMenuItem *item)
     wxCHECK_MSG( node, FALSE, wxT("invalid index in wxMenu::Insert()") );
 
     m_items.Insert(node, item);
+    item->SetMenu((wxMenu*)this);
     if ( item->IsSubMenu() )
     {
         AddSubMenu(item->GetSubMenu());
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ wxMenuItem *wxMenuBase::DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item)
     m_items.DeleteNode(node);
 
     // item isn't attached to anything any more
+    item->SetMenu((wxMenu *)NULL);
     wxMenu *submenu = item->GetSubMenu();
     if ( submenu )
     {