diff --git a/include/wx/univ/textctrl.h b/include/wx/univ/textctrl.h
index 44cfaa4b46..f126757e99 100644
--- a/include/wx/univ/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/univ/textctrl.h
@@ -234,9 +234,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool Enable(bool enable = true);
 
     // more readable flag testing methods
-    bool IsPassword() const { return (GetWindowStyle() & wxTE_PASSWORD) != 0; }
-    bool WrapLines() const
-        { return !IsSingleLine() && !(GetWindowStyle() & wxHSCROLL); }
+    bool IsPassword() const { return HasFlag(wxTE_PASSWORD); }
+    bool WrapLines() const { return m_wrapLines; }
 
     // only for wxStdTextCtrlInputHandler
     void RefreshSelection();
@@ -500,7 +499,8 @@ private:
     // flags
     bool m_isModified:1,
          m_isEditable:1,
-         m_hasCaret:1;
+         m_hasCaret:1,
+         m_wrapLines:1; // can't be changed after creation
 
     // the rectangle (in client coordinates) to draw text inside
     wxRect m_rectText;
diff --git a/src/univ/textctrl.cpp b/src/univ/textctrl.cpp
index ebb49dcc83..afba680e8d 100644
--- a/src/univ/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/univ/textctrl.cpp
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::Init()
 
     m_isModified = false;
     m_isEditable = true;
+    m_wrapLines = false;
 
     m_posLast =
     m_curPos =
@@ -695,9 +696,18 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
         // create data object for normal multiline or for controls with line
         // wrap as needed
         if ( style & wxHSCROLL )
+        {
             m_data.mdata = new wxTextMultiLineData;
-        else
+        }
+        else // we must wrap lines if we don't have horizontal scrollbar
+        {
+            // NB: we can't rely on HasFlag(wxHSCROLL) as the flags can change
+            //     later and even wxWindow::Create() itself temporarily resets
+            //     wxHSCROLL in wxUniv, so remember that we have a wrapped data
+            //     and not just a multi line data in a separate variable
+            m_wrapLines = true;
             m_data.wdata = new wxTextWrappedData;
+        }
     }
     else
     {