diff --git a/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp b/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
index 92d57e45db..70a543f6a9 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
+++ b/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@ private:
 class MyCustomRenderer: public wxDataViewCustomRenderer
 {
 public:
-    MyCustomRenderer()
-        : wxDataViewCustomRenderer("string",
-                                   wxDATAVIEW_CELL_ACTIVATABLE,
-                                   wxALIGN_CENTER)
+    // This renderer can be either activatable or editable, for demonstration
+    // purposes. In real programs, you should select whether the user should be
+    // able to activate or edit the cell and it doesn't make sense to switch
+    // between the two -- but this is just an example, so it doesn't stop us.
+    explicit MyCustomRenderer(wxDataViewCellMode mode)
+        : wxDataViewCustomRenderer("string", mode, wxALIGN_CENTER)
        { }
 
     virtual bool Render( wxRect rect, wxDC *dc, int state ) wxOVERRIDE
@@ -223,6 +225,34 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool GetValue( wxVariant &WXUNUSED(value) ) const wxOVERRIDE { return true; }
 
+    virtual bool HasEditorCtrl() const wxOVERRIDE { return true; }
+
+    virtual wxWindow*
+    CreateEditorCtrl(wxWindow* parent,
+                     wxRect labelRect,
+                     const wxVariant& value) wxOVERRIDE
+    {
+        wxTextCtrl* text = new wxTextCtrl(parent, wxID_ANY, value,
+                                          labelRect.GetPosition(),
+                                          labelRect.GetSize(),
+                                          wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER);
+        text->SetInsertionPointEnd();
+
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    virtual bool
+    GetValueFromEditorCtrl(wxWindow* ctrl, wxVariant& value) wxOVERRIDE
+    {
+        wxTextCtrl* text = wxDynamicCast(ctrl, wxTextCtrl);
+        if ( !text )
+            return false;
+
+        value = text->GetValue();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
 private:
     wxString m_value;
 };
@@ -614,7 +644,7 @@ void MyFrame::BuildDataViewCtrl(wxPanel* parent, unsigned int nPanel, unsigned l
 
             // column 5 of the view control:
 
-            MyCustomRenderer *cr = new MyCustomRenderer;
+            MyCustomRenderer *cr = new MyCustomRenderer(wxDATAVIEW_CELL_ACTIVATABLE);
             wxDataViewColumn *column5 =
                 new wxDataViewColumn( "custom", cr, 5, -1, wxALIGN_LEFT,
                                       wxDATAVIEW_COL_RESIZABLE );
@@ -662,7 +692,7 @@ void MyFrame::BuildDataViewCtrl(wxPanel* parent, unsigned int nPanel, unsigned l
 
             m_ctrl[1]->AppendColumn(
                 new wxDataViewColumn("custom renderer",
-                                     new MyCustomRenderer,
+                                     new MyCustomRenderer(wxDATAVIEW_CELL_EDITABLE),
                                      MyListModel::Col_Custom)
             );
         }
diff --git a/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp b/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
index c18f9000b9..590d3f2e67 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
+++ b/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,13 @@ void MyListModel::GetValueByRow( wxVariant &variant,
             break;
 
         case Col_Custom:
-            variant = wxString::Format("%d", row % 100);
+            {
+                IntToStringMap::const_iterator it = m_customColValues.find(row);
+                if ( it != m_customColValues.end() )
+                    variant = it->second;
+                else
+                    variant = wxString::Format("%d", row % 100);
+            }
             break;
 
         case Col_Max:
@@ -531,10 +537,13 @@ bool MyListModel::SetValueByRow( const wxVariant &variant,
 
         case Col_Date:
         case Col_TextWithAttr:
-        case Col_Custom:
             wxLogError("Cannot edit the column %d", col);
             break;
 
+        case Col_Custom:
+            m_customColValues[row] = variant.GetString();
+            break;
+
         case Col_Max:
             wxFAIL_MSG( "invalid column" );
     }
diff --git a/samples/dataview/mymodels.h b/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
index 96921c1724..4c7d1a3a10 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
+++ b/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include "wx/hashmap.h"
+
+WX_DECLARE_HASH_MAP(unsigned, wxString, wxIntegerHash, wxIntegerEqual,
+                    IntToStringMap);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // MyMusicTreeModelNode: a node inside MyMusicTreeModel
@@ -235,6 +239,7 @@ public:
 private:
     wxArrayString    m_textColValues;
     wxArrayString    m_iconColValues;
+    IntToStringMap   m_customColValues;
     wxIcon           m_icon[2];
 };