diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 9d95368367..9d5383f7e3 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - set orientation for scrollbar events
 - fix for explicit keyword detection (VC++)
 - fix for sending event from wxCheckListBox::Check()
+- wxCaret::SetSize correction for showing caret
 
 wxMotif:
 
diff --git a/src/msw/caret.cpp b/src/msw/caret.cpp
index f1fd767110..ee761165a1 100644
--- a/src/msw/caret.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/caret.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,6 @@ void wxCaret::DoSize()
         m_hasCaret = FALSE;
         CALL_CARET_API(DestroyCaret, ());
         MSWCreateCaret();
-        DoMove();
+        OnSetFocus();
     }
 }