diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index b608898d23..2235a91d01 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - wxTopLevelWindow::GetClientSize() returns 0x0 when the window is minimized.
 - Added support for colour cursors (Pascal Monasse).
 - Setting foreground colour of single line wxTextCtrl now works
+- Pass current control text to EVT_TEXT handler for wxSpinCtrl (John Ratliff)
 - Added gtk.tlw.can-set-transparency system option
 
 wxMac:
diff --git a/src/gtk/spinctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/spinctrl.cpp
index 1c0a9fcfa0..46854f5984 100644
--- a/src/gtk/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ gtk_changed(GtkSpinButton* spinbutton, wxSpinCtrl* win)
 
     wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, win->GetId() );
     event.SetEventObject( win );
+    event.SetString( GTK_ENTRY(spinbutton)->text );
 
     // see above
     event.SetInt(win->m_pos);