diff --git a/include/wx/msw/combobox.h b/include/wx/msw/combobox.h
index 67a49e1e76..e0874993ea 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/combobox.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/combobox.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD id);
     bool MSWProcessEditMsg(WXUINT msg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam);
 
+    WXHWND GetEditHWND() const;
+
 protected:
     virtual void DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height);
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
diff --git a/src/msw/combobox.cpp b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
index 5b5df687ed..c50ea3126a 100644
--- a/src/msw/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+    #ifndef __GNUWIN32_OLD__
+        #include <commctrl.h>
+    #endif
+    #include "wx/tooltip.h"
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxWin macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -73,15 +80,45 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY _EXPORT wxComboEditWndProc(HWND hWnd,
                                             WPARAM wParam,
                                             LPARAM lParam)
 {
-    if ( message == WM_CHAR )
+    if (
+          message == WM_CHAR
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+          || message == WM_NOTIFY
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+       )
     {
         HWND hwndCombo = ::GetParent(hWnd);
         wxWindow *win = wxFindWinFromHandle((WXHWND)hwndCombo);
         wxComboBox *combo = wxDynamicCast(win, wxComboBox);
         wxCHECK_MSG( combo, 0, _T("should have combo as parent") );
 
-        if ( combo->MSWProcessEditMsg(message, wParam, lParam) )
-            return 0;
+        switch ( message )
+        {
+            case WM_CHAR:
+                if ( combo->MSWProcessEditMsg(message, wParam, lParam) )
+                    return 0;
+                break;
+
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+            case WM_NOTIFY:
+                {
+                    NMHDR* hdr = (NMHDR *)lParam;
+                    if ( (int)hdr->code == TTN_NEEDTEXT )
+                    {
+                        wxToolTip *tooltip = combo->GetToolTip();
+                        if ( tooltip )
+                        {
+                            TOOLTIPTEXT *ttt = (TOOLTIPTEXT *)lParam;
+                            ttt->lpszText = (wxChar *)tooltip->GetTip().c_str();
+                        }
+
+                        // processed
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+        }
     }
 
     return ::CallWindowProc(CASTWNDPROC gs_wndprocEdit, hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
@@ -131,6 +168,22 @@ bool wxComboBox::MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD WXUNUSED(id))
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+WXHWND wxComboBox::GetEditHWND() const
+{
+    if ( GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_READONLY )
+        return NULL;
+
+    POINT pt;
+    pt.x = pt.y = 4;
+    HWND hwndEdit = ::ChildWindowFromPoint(GetHwnd(), pt);
+    if ( !hwndEdit || hwndEdit == GetHwnd() )
+    {
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("not read only combobox without edit control?"));
+    }
+
+    return (WXHWND)hwndEdit;
+}
+
 bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                         const wxString& value,
                         const wxPoint& pos,
@@ -182,23 +235,12 @@ bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
     // edit control, we must subclass it as well
     if ( !(style & wxCB_READONLY) )
     {
-        // first find the child edit
-        POINT pt;
-        pt.x = pt.y = 4;
-        HWND hwndEdit = ::ChildWindowFromPoint(GetHwnd(), pt);
-        if ( !hwndEdit || hwndEdit == GetHwnd() )
-        {
-            wxFAIL_MSG(_T("not read only combobox without edit control?"));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gs_wndprocEdit = (WXFARPROC)::SetWindowLong
-                                          (
-                                            hwndEdit,
-                                            GWL_WNDPROC,
-                                            (LPARAM)wxComboEditWndProc
-                                          );
-        }
+        gs_wndprocEdit = (WXFARPROC)::SetWindowLong
+                                      (
+                                        (HWND)GetEditHWND(),
+                                        GWL_WNDPROC,
+                                        (LPARAM)wxComboEditWndProc
+                                      );
     }
 
     return TRUE;
diff --git a/src/msw/mdi.cpp b/src/msw/mdi.cpp
index 784f315628..8f35a0f07e 100644
--- a/src/msw/mdi.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/mdi.cpp
@@ -582,17 +582,20 @@ bool wxMDIParentFrame::MSWTranslateMessage(WXMSG* msg)
 {
     MSG *pMsg = (MSG *)msg;
 
+    // first let the current child get it
     if ( m_currentChild && m_currentChild->GetHWND() &&
          m_currentChild->MSWTranslateMessage(msg) )
     {
         return TRUE;
     }
 
-    if ( m_acceleratorTable.Translate(this, msg) )
+    // then try out accel table (will also check the menu accels)
+    if ( wxFrame::MSWTranslateMessage(msg) )
     {
         return TRUE;
     }
 
+    // finally, check for MDI specific built in accel keys
     if ( pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN || pMsg->message == WM_SYSKEYDOWN )
     {
         if ( ::TranslateMDISysAccel(GetWinHwnd(GetClientWindow()), pMsg))
diff --git a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
index d314ae41b5..64b9373220 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY wxStatusBarProc(HWND hwnd,
 {
     switch (message) {
         case WM_COMMAND:
+        case WM_DRAWITEM:
+        case WM_MEASUREITEM:
         case WM_SIZE:
         case WM_MOVE:
         case WM_MOUSEMOVE:
diff --git a/src/msw/tooltip.cpp b/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
index 26d31d7ecb..0e69c00abe 100644
--- a/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,21 @@ void wxToolTip::SetWindow(wxWindow *win)
             Add((WXHWND)hwnd);
         }
     }
+
+    // VZ: it's ugly to do it here, but I don't want any major changes right
+    //     now, later we will probably want to have wxWindow::OnGotToolTip() or
+    //     something like this where the derived class can do such things
+    //     itself instead of wxToolTip "knowing" about them all
+    wxComboBox *combo = wxDynamicCast(control, wxComboBox);
+    if ( combo )
+    {
+        WXHWND hwndComboEdit = combo->GetEditHWND();
+        if ( hwndComboEdit )
+        {
+            Add(hwndComboEdit);
+        }
+        //else: it's ok for a combo to be read only, of course
+    }
 }
 
 void wxToolTip::SetTip(const wxString& tip)