diff --git a/include/wx/list.h b/include/wx/list.h
index a84ee041bb..78e86ee694 100644
--- a/include/wx/list.h
+++ b/include/wx/list.h
@@ -1010,11 +1010,22 @@ private:
         iterator insert(const iterator& it, const_reference v)              \
         {                                                                   \
             if ( it == end() )                                              \
+            {                                                               \
                 Append((const_base_reference)v);                            \
+                /*                                                          \
+                    note that this is the new end(), the old one was        \
+                    invalidated by the Append() call, and this is why we    \
+                    can't use the same code as in the normal case below     \
+                 */                                                         \
+                iterator itins(end());                                      \
+                return --itins;                                             \
+            }                                                               \
             else                                                            \
+            {                                                               \
                 Insert(it.m_node, (const_base_reference)v);                 \
-            iterator itprev(it);                                            \
-            return itprev--;                                                \
+                iterator itins(it);                                         \
+                return --itins;                                             \
+            }                                                               \
         }                                                                   \
         void insert(const iterator& it, size_type n, const_reference v)     \
         {                                                                   \
diff --git a/tests/lists/lists.cpp b/tests/lists/lists.cpp
index fb37655b8d..64b1f2b2ae 100644
--- a/tests/lists/lists.cpp
+++ b/tests/lists/lists.cpp
@@ -152,11 +152,20 @@ void ListsTestCase::wxStdListTest()
     list1.clear();
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( list1.empty() );
 
-    list1.insert(list1.end(), (int *)1);
-    list1.insert(list1.end(), (int *)2);
+    it = list1.insert(list1.end(), (int *)1);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (int *)1, *it );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( it == list1.begin() );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (int *)1, list1.front() );
+
+    it = list1.insert(list1.end(), (int *)2);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (int *)2, *it );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( ++it == list1.end() );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (int *)2, list1.back() );
 
+    it = list1.begin();
+    wxListInt::iterator it2 = list1.insert(++it, (int *)3);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (int *)3, *it2 );
+
     it = list1.begin();
     it = list1.erase(++it, list1.end());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 1, list1.size() );