diff --git a/include/wx/generic/dataview.h b/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
index d250d5bec6..a96e53db6b 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ public:
         UpdateWidth();
     }
 
+    // This method is also internal and called when the column is resized by
+    // user interactively.
+    void WXOnResize(int width);
+
     int WXGetManuallySetWidth() const { return m_manuallySetWidth; }
 
 private:
@@ -331,7 +335,11 @@ public:     // utility functions not part of the API
     // update the display after a change to an individual column
     void OnColumnChange(unsigned int idx);
 
-    // update after the column width changes, also calls OnColumnChange()
+    // update after the column width changes due to interactive resizing
+    void OnColumnResized();
+
+    // update after the column width changes because of e.g. title or bitmap
+    // change, invalidates the column best width and calls OnColumnChange()
     void OnColumnWidthChange(unsigned int idx);
 
     // update after a change to the number of columns
diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index 1ce4bb53ae..042f7216eb 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ int wxDataViewColumn::GetWidth() const
     }
 }
 
+void wxDataViewColumn::WXOnResize(int width)
+{
+    m_width =
+    m_manuallySetWidth = width;
+
+    m_owner->OnColumnResized();
+}
+
 void wxDataViewColumn::UpdateDisplay()
 {
     if (m_owner)
@@ -401,7 +409,7 @@ private:
         wxDataViewCtrl * const owner = GetOwner();
 
         const unsigned col = event.GetColumn();
-        owner->GetColumn(col)->SetWidth(event.GetWidth());
+        owner->GetColumn(col)->WXOnResize(event.GetWidth());
     }
 
     void OnEndReorder(wxHeaderCtrlEvent& event)
@@ -5454,6 +5462,11 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::InsertColumn( unsigned int pos, wxDataViewColumn *col )
     return true;
 }
 
+void wxDataViewCtrl::OnColumnResized()
+{
+    m_clientArea->UpdateDisplay();
+}
+
 void wxDataViewCtrl::OnColumnWidthChange(unsigned int idx)
 {
     InvalidateColBestWidth(idx);