diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 6ca8054528..2a65b3d3ff 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2854,6 +2854,7 @@ long wxWindowMSW::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT message, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam
                 wxPoint pt(GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam));
 
                 wxContextMenuEvent evtCtx(wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU, GetId(), pt);
+                evtCtx.SetEventObject(this);
                 processed = GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(evtCtx);
             }
             break;