diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index 24e5545175..a57df24c22 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -1502,8 +1502,10 @@ public:
     {
         m_clientData = NULL;
         m_clientObject = NULL;
+        m_isCommandEvent = true;
 
-        Init();
+        // the command events are propagated upwards by default
+        m_propagationLevel = wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX;
     }
 
     wxCommandEvent(const wxCommandEvent& event)
@@ -1516,8 +1518,6 @@ public:
         // need to copy it explicitly.
         if ( m_cmdString.empty() )
             m_cmdString = event.GetString();
-
-        Init();
     }
 
     // Set/Get client data from controls
@@ -1549,13 +1549,6 @@ protected:
     wxClientData*     m_clientObject;  // Arbitrary client object
 
 private:
-    void Init()
-    {
-        m_isCommandEvent = true;
-
-        // the command events are propagated upwards by default
-        m_propagationLevel = wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX;
-    }
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(wxCommandEvent);
 };
diff --git a/tests/events/propagation.cpp b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
index 5663403827..36cf3569f1 100644
--- a/tests/events/propagation.cpp
+++ b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ private:
 #endif
         CPPUNIT_TEST( DocView );
         WXUISIM_TEST( ContextMenuEvent );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( PropagationLevel );
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
     void OneHandler();
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ private:
     void MenuEvent();
     void DocView();
     void ContextMenuEvent();
+    void PropagationLevel();
 
     wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(EventPropagationTestCase);
 };
@@ -669,4 +671,31 @@ void EventPropagationTestCase::ContextMenuEvent()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( "p", g_str );
 }
 
+// Helper function: get the event propagation level.
+int GetPropagationLevel(wxEvent& e)
+{
+    const int level = e.StopPropagation();
+    e.ResumePropagation(level);
+    return level;
+}
+
+void EventPropagationTestCase::PropagationLevel()
+{
+    wxSizeEvent se;
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( GetPropagationLevel(se), (int)wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_NONE );
+
+    wxCommandEvent ce;
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( GetPropagationLevel(ce), (int)wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX );
+
+    wxCommandEvent ce2(ce);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( GetPropagationLevel(ce2), (int)wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX );
+
+    wxCommandEvent ce3;
+    ce3.ResumePropagation(17);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( GetPropagationLevel(ce3), 17 );
+
+    wxCommandEvent ce4(ce3);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( GetPropagationLevel(ce4), 17 );
+}
+
 #endif // wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR