diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index df2d70e9e9..8b953d7ae2 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fix disabling submenu items in the menus (Artur Wieczorek).
 - Fix wxEVT_TREE_STATE_IMAGE_CLICK generation (Antal).
 - Fix wxDV_ROW_LINES in horizontally scrolled wxDataViewCtrl.
+- Fix RegisterHotKey() with negative IDs (troelsk).
 
 wxOSX:
 
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 55e8e948d3..7943f62ff0 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ wxWindowMSW::MSWHandleMessage(WXLRESULT *result,
 
 #if wxUSE_HOTKEY
         case WM_HOTKEY:
-            processed = HandleHotKey((WORD)wParam, lParam);
+            processed = HandleHotKey(wParam, lParam);
             break;
 #endif // wxUSE_HOTKEY