diff --git a/interface/wx/event.h b/interface/wx/event.h
index e9e124998d..4c3abd95d6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/event.h
+++ b/interface/wx/event.h
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ public:
     @class wxDisplayChangedEvent
 
     A display changed event is sent to top-level windows when the display resolution has changed.
-    
+
     This event is currently emitted under Windows only.
 
     @beginEventTable{wxDisplayChangedEvent}
@@ -3309,7 +3309,7 @@ public:
     @category{events}
 
     @see wxDisplay
-*/ 
+*/
 
 class wxDisplayChangedEvent : public wxEvent
 {
@@ -4501,13 +4501,16 @@ public:
     wxMenuEvent(wxEventType type = wxEVT_NULL, int id = 0, wxMenu* menu = NULL);
 
     /**
-        Returns the menu which is being opened or closed.
-
-        This method can only be used with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events.
+        Returns the menu which is being opened or closed, or the menu containing
+        the highlighted item.
 
         Note that the returned value can be @NULL if the menu being opened
         doesn't have a corresponding wxMenu, e.g. this happens when opening the
         system menu in wxMSW port.
+
+        @remarks Since 3.1.3 this function can be used with @c OPEN, @c CLOSE
+        and @c HIGHLIGHT events. Before 3.1.3, this method can only be used
+        with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events.
     */
     wxMenu* GetMenu() const;
 
diff --git a/samples/menu/menu.cpp b/samples/menu/menu.cpp
index 2302bbbf88..3d3f5c2e52 100644
--- a/samples/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/samples/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -1235,19 +1235,21 @@ void MyFrame::LogMenuOpenCloseOrHighlight(const wxMenuEvent& event, const wxStri
 
     if ( event.GetEventType() == wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT )
     {
-        msg << " (id=" << event.GetId() << ")";
+        msg << " (id=" << event.GetId() << " in ";
     }
-    else // wxEVT_MENU_{OPEN,CLOSE}
+    else
     {
-        wxMenu* const menu = event.GetMenu();
-        if ( menu )
-        {
-            msg << " (menu with title \"" << menu->GetTitle() << "\")";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            msg << " (no menu)";
-        }
+        msg << " (";
+    }
+
+    wxMenu* const menu = event.GetMenu();
+    if ( menu )
+    {
+        msg << "menu with title \"" << menu->GetTitle() << "\")";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg << "no menu provided)";
     }
 
     msg << ".";
diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 05d0bc0326..89996ee00d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void menuitem_select(GtkWidget*, wxMenuItem* item)
     if (!item->IsEnabled())
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item->GetId());
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item->GetId(), item->GetMenu());
     DoCommonMenuCallbackCode(item->GetMenu(), event);
 }
 }
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static void menuitem_deselect(GtkWidget*, wxMenuItem* item)
     if (!item->IsEnabled())
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1 );
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, item->GetMenu());
     DoCommonMenuCallbackCode(item->GetMenu(), event);
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index a85cfe5a72..269972c499 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ static void gtk_menu_hilight_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxMenu *menu )
     if (!menu->IsEnabled(id))
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, id );
+    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, id, menu );
     event.SetEventObject( menu );
 
     wxEvtHandler* handler = menu->GetEventHandler();
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void gtk_menu_nolight_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxMenu *menu )
     if (!menu->IsEnabled(id))
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1 );
+    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, menu );
     event.SetEventObject( menu );
 
     wxEvtHandler* handler = menu->GetEventHandler();
diff --git a/src/motif/menuitem.cpp b/src/motif/menuitem.cpp
index 88b9c79378..8464f0c644 100644
--- a/src/motif/menuitem.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/menuitem.cpp
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void wxMenuItemArmCallback (Widget WXUNUSED(w), XtPointer clientData,
     {
         if (item->GetMenuBar() && item->GetMenuBar()->GetMenuBarFrame())
         {
-            wxMenuEvent menuEvent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item->GetId());
+            wxMenuEvent menuEvent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item->GetId(), item->GetMenu());
             menuEvent.SetEventObject(item->GetMenuBar()->GetMenuBarFrame());
 
             item->GetMenuBar()->GetMenuBarFrame()
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ wxMenuItemDisarmCallback (Widget WXUNUSED(w), XtPointer clientData,
         {
             // TODO: not sure this is correct, since -1 means something
             // special to event system
-            wxMenuEvent menuEvent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1);
+            wxMenuEvent menuEvent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, item->GetMenu());
             menuEvent.SetEventObject(item->GetMenuBar()->GetMenuBarFrame());
 
             item->GetMenuBar()->GetMenuBarFrame()
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index f2ca075797..e00ac4b25f 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2420,8 +2420,9 @@ wxWindowMSW::HandleMenuSelect(WXWORD nItem, WXWORD flags, WXHMENU hMenu)
     if ( flags & (MF_POPUP | MF_SEPARATOR) )
         item = wxID_NONE;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item);
-    if ( wxMenu::ProcessMenuEvent(MSWFindMenuFromHMENU(hMenu), event, this) )
+    wxMenu* menu = MSWFindMenuFromHMENU(hMenu);
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item, menu);
+    if ( wxMenu::ProcessMenuEvent(menu, event, this) )
         return true;
 
     // by default, i.e. if the event wasn't handled above, clear the status bar