diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index d2f2fe1a07..84e5e94c60 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors
   coordinates, e.g. returned by wxWindow::GetSize() by GetContentScaleFactor()
   before using them with OpenGL functions.
 
+- wxGTK now uses wxID_NONE item ID for wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT events sent when
+  there is no highlighted menu item, instead of wxID_ANY used before, for
+  consistency with wxMSW.
+
 
 Changes in behaviour which may result in build errors
 -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/interface/wx/menuitem.h b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
index 16fe5c282a..143ac6b3bd 100644
--- a/interface/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
         A menu has been just closed.
         This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
     @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}
-        The menu item with the specified id has been highlighted: used to show
-        help prompts in the status bar by wxFrame
+        The menu item with the specified id has been highlighted. If the id is
+        ::wxID_NONE, highlighting has been removed from the previously
+        highlighted menu item and there is no highlighted item any more.
+        This is used by wxFrame to show help prompts in the status bar.
         This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
     @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT_ALL(func)}
         A menu item has been highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.
diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 89976006ae..72432005e0 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static void menuitem_deselect(GtkWidget*, wxMenuItem* item)
     if (!item->IsEnabled())
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, item->GetMenu());
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, wxID_NONE, item->GetMenu());
     DoCommonMenuCallbackCode(item->GetMenu(), event);
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index 269972c499..1c2a76a344 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void gtk_menu_nolight_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxMenu *menu )
     if (!menu->IsEnabled(id))
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, menu );
+    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, wxID_NONE, menu );
     event.SetEventObject( menu );
 
     wxEvtHandler* handler = menu->GetEventHandler();
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/menu.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/menu.mm
index 0f600ea2c4..05a377726e 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/menu.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/menu.mm
@@ -127,15 +127,22 @@
     wxMenuImpl* menuimpl = [menu implementation];
     if ( menuimpl )
     {
+        wxMenuItem* menuitem = nullptr;
         wxMenu* wxpeer = (wxMenu*) menuimpl->GetWXPeer();
+
         if ( [ item isKindOfClass:[wxNSMenuItem class] ] )
         {
             wxMenuItemImpl* menuitemimpl = (wxMenuItemImpl*) [ (wxNSMenuItem*) item implementation ];
-            if ( wxpeer && menuitemimpl )
+            if ( menuitemimpl )
             {
-                wxpeer->HandleMenuItemHighlighted( menuitemimpl->GetWXPeer() );
+                menuitem = menuitemimpl->GetWXPeer();
             }
         }
+
+        if ( wxpeer )
+        {
+            wxpeer->HandleMenuItemHighlighted( menuitem );
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 75251bc06a..40fd87d164 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow )
 
 void wxMenu::HandleMenuItemHighlighted( wxMenuItem* item )
 {
-    int menuid = item ? item->GetId() : 0;
+    int menuid = item ? item->GetId() : wxID_NONE;
     wxMenuEvent wxevent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, menuid, this);
     ProcessMenuEvent(this, wxevent, GetWindow());
 }