diff --git a/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp b/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
index afba9ce85b..d9ba02cd4c 100644
--- a/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ void wxControlWithItemsBase::SendSelectionChangedEvent(wxEventType eventType)
 
     wxCommandEvent event(eventType, m_windowId);
     event.SetInt(n);
-    event.SetEventObject(this);
     event.SetString(GetStringSelection());
     InitCommandEventWithItems(event, n);
 
diff --git a/src/generic/odcombo.cpp b/src/generic/odcombo.cpp
index 156facae6c..fd3061e414 100644
--- a/src/generic/odcombo.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/odcombo.cpp
@@ -233,11 +233,18 @@ void wxVListBoxComboPopup::DismissWithEvent()
 
 void wxVListBoxComboPopup::SendComboBoxEvent( int selection )
 {
+    // TODO: wxVListBox should be refactored to inherit from wxItemContainer
+    //       and then we would be able to just call SendSelectionChangedEvent()
+    //       (which, itself, should be moved down to wxItemContainer from
+    //       wxControlWithItemsBase) instead of duplicating its code.
+
     wxCommandEvent evt(wxEVT_COMBOBOX,m_combo->GetId());
 
     evt.SetEventObject(m_combo);
 
     evt.SetInt(selection);
+    if ( selection != wxNOT_FOUND )
+        evt.SetString(m_strings[selection]);
 
     // Set client data, if any
     if ( selection >= 0 && (int)m_clientDatas.size() > selection )