diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index d35373ea98..72059b89cd 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Revert to using equally-sized buttons in wxToolBar by default.
 - Restore dispatching wxThreadEvent while resizing the window broken in 3.1.0.
 - Fix wxGraphicsMatrix::TransformDistance for Direct2D renderer.
+- Fix wxDC::Clear() for rotated DC.
 
 wxOSX:
 
diff --git a/src/msw/dc.cpp b/src/msw/dc.cpp
index 186db72bb0..193067414c 100644
--- a/src/msw/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dc.cpp
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ void wxMSWDCImpl::Clear()
     HBRUSH brush = ::CreateSolidBrush(colour);
     RECT rect;
     ::GetClipBox(GetHdc(), &rect);
+    // Inflate the box by 1 unit in each direction
+    // to compensate rounding errors if DC is the subject
+    // of complex transformation (is e.g. rotated).
+    ::InflateRect(&rect, 1, 1);
     ::FillRect(GetHdc(), &rect, brush);
     ::DeleteObject(brush);