diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h b/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
index df97c6bfcc..fb718013c5 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
 
     void OnChar( wxKeyEvent &event );
 
+    virtual void SetValue(const wxString& value);
+
     // Standard event handling
     void OnCut(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnCopy(wxCommandEvent& event);
diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index 69c1373dde..8ff0dc6b79 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ wxComboBox::GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant WXUNUSED(variant))
     return GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(gtk_combo_box_entry_new, true);
 }
 
+void wxComboBox::SetValue(const wxString& value)
+{
+    if ( HasFlag(wxCB_READONLY) )
+        SetStringSelection(value);
+    else
+        wxTextEntry::SetValue(value);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // standard event handling
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------