diff --git a/samples/listctrl/listtest.cpp b/samples/listctrl/listtest.cpp
index 80be50908b..5cc6cf6dd4 100644
--- a/samples/listctrl/listtest.cpp
+++ b/samples/listctrl/listtest.cpp
@@ -1543,7 +1543,8 @@ void MyListCtrl::OnContextMenu(wxContextMenuEvent& event)
         {
             point = ScreenToClient(point);
         }
-        ShowContextMenu(point);
+        int flags;
+        ShowContextMenu(point, HitTest(point, flags));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1555,10 +1556,10 @@ void MyListCtrl::OnContextMenu(wxContextMenuEvent& event)
 }
 #endif
 
-void MyListCtrl::ShowContextMenu(const wxPoint& pos)
+void MyListCtrl::ShowContextMenu(const wxPoint& pos, long item)
 {
     wxMenu menu;
-
+    menu.Append(wxID_ANY, wxString::Format("Menu for item %ld", item));
     menu.Append(wxID_ABOUT, "&About");
     menu.AppendSeparator();
     menu.Append(wxID_EXIT, "E&xit");
diff --git a/samples/listctrl/listtest.h b/samples/listctrl/listtest.h
index fb1cfd5e7d..d44fec3b18 100644
--- a/samples/listctrl/listtest.h
+++ b/samples/listctrl/listtest.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool IsItemChecked(long item) const wxOVERRIDE;
 
 private:
-    void ShowContextMenu(const wxPoint& pos);
+    void ShowContextMenu(const wxPoint& pos, long item);
     wxLog *m_logOld;
     void SetColumnImage(int col, int image);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
index 25b06889fc..8959517240 100644
--- a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ public:
         QTreeView::paintEvent(event);
     }
 
+    int GetHeaderHeight() const
+    {
+        return header() != NULL ? header()->height() : 0;
+    }
+
 private:
     void itemClicked(const QModelIndex &index);
     void itemActivated(const QModelIndex &index);
@@ -1319,6 +1324,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetItemRect(long item, wxRect& rect, int WXUNUSED(code)) const
     QRect first = m_qtTreeWidget->visualRect(m_model->index(item, 0));
     QRect last = m_qtTreeWidget->visualRect(m_model->index(item, columnCount-1));
     rect = wxQtConvertRect(first.united(last));
+    rect.Offset(0, m_qtTreeWidget->GetHeaderHeight());
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -1336,6 +1342,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect(long item,
 
     const QModelIndex index = m_qtTreeWidget->model()->index(item, subItem);
     rect = wxQtConvertRect(m_qtTreeWidget->visualRect(index));
+    rect.Offset(0, m_qtTreeWidget->GetHeaderHeight());
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1735,7 +1742,11 @@ long wxListCtrl::HitTest(
     long* ptrSubItem
 ) const
 {
-    QModelIndex index = m_qtTreeWidget->indexAt(wxQtConvertPoint(point));
+    // Remove the header height as qt expects point relative to the table sub widget
+    QPoint qPoint = wxQtConvertPoint(point);
+    qPoint.setY(qPoint.y() - m_qtTreeWidget->GetHeaderHeight());
+
+    QModelIndex index = m_qtTreeWidget->indexAt(qPoint);
     if ( index.isValid() )
     {
         flags = wxLIST_HITTEST_ONITEM;