diff --git a/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h b/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
index 5eaaeb0fda..ef2091f269 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual bool DoPopupMenu( wxMenu *menu, int x, int y );
 
+    // take into account the coordinates difference between the container
+    // window and the list control window itself here
+    virtual void DoClientToScreen( int *x, int *y ) const;
+    virtual void DoScreenToClient( int *x, int *y ) const;
+
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
 
     // return the text for the given column of the given item
diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index c7821beb30..7fd895104b 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -5432,6 +5432,16 @@ bool wxGenericListCtrl::DoPopupMenu( wxMenu *menu, int x, int y )
 #endif
 }
 
+void wxGenericListCtrl::DoClientToScreen( int *x, int *y ) const
+{
+    return m_mainWin->DoClientToScreen(x, y);
+}
+
+void wxGenericListCtrl::DoScreenToClient( int *x, int *y ) const
+{
+    return m_mainWin->DoScreenToClient(x, y);
+}
+
 void wxGenericListCtrl::SetFocus()
 {
     // The test in window.cpp fails as we are a composite