diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 0f8df9de99..b0e2ef148a 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Enable( bool enable )
         // nothing to do
         return FALSE;
     }
-    
+
     if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
     {
         gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT(m_text), enable );
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &key_event )
     {
         wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER, m_windowId);
         event.SetEventObject(this);
+        event.SetString(GetValue());
         if (GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event)) return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
index 0f8df9de99..b0e2ef148a 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Enable( bool enable )
         // nothing to do
         return FALSE;
     }
-    
+
     if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
     {
         gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT(m_text), enable );
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &key_event )
     {
         wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER, m_windowId);
         event.SetEventObject(this);
+        event.SetString(GetValue());
         if (GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event)) return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index 8d1c44c0cc..f1509bef93 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
             {
                 wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER, m_windowId);
                 InitCommandEvent(event);
+                event.SetString(GetValue());
                 if ( GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event) )
                     return;
             }