diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index 8e889f6e09..a9139507ff 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -2594,6 +2594,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnRightUp(wxMouseEvent& eventMouse)
     wxContextMenuEvent eventMenu(wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU,
                                  GetId(),
                                  ClientToScreen(eventMouse.GetPosition()));
+    eventMenu.SetEventObject(this);
 
     if ( !ProcessWindowEvent(eventMenu) )
         eventMouse.Skip();