diff --git a/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h b/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
index 8f3f531615..5354104c74 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool MSWShouldPreProcessMessage(WXMSG* pMsg);
     virtual WXDWORD MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const;
-    virtual wxVisualAttributes GetDefaultAttributes() const;
 
 protected:
     // common part of all ctors
diff --git a/include/wx/textctrl.h b/include/wx/textctrl.h
index 0a1695db17..af00d41d06 100644
--- a/include/wx/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/textctrl.h
@@ -705,6 +705,18 @@ public:
        wxTextEntry::SetValue(value);
     }
 
+    // wxWindow overrides
+    virtual wxVisualAttributes GetDefaultAttributes() const
+    {
+        return GetClassDefaultAttributes(GetWindowVariant());
+    }
+
+    static wxVisualAttributes
+    GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant variant = wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL)
+    {
+        return GetCompositeControlsDefaultAttributes(variant);
+    }
+
 protected:
     // override streambuf method
 #if wxHAS_TEXT_WINDOW_STREAM
diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index b8c027b98c..4c910b173e 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -2197,23 +2197,6 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnSetFocus(wxFocusEvent& event)
     event.Skip();
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Default colors for MSW text control
-//
-// Set default background color to the native white instead of
-// the default wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE (is triggered with wxNullColour).
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-wxVisualAttributes wxTextCtrl::GetDefaultAttributes() const
-{
-    wxVisualAttributes attrs;
-    attrs.font = wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
-    attrs.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT);
-    attrs.colBg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW); //white
-
-    return attrs;
-}
-
 // the rest of the file only deals with the rich edit controls
 #if wxUSE_RICHEDIT