diff --git a/include/wx/scrolwin.h b/include/wx/scrolwin.h
index 1b41c43d9b..f1ca429fff 100644
--- a/include/wx/scrolwin.h
+++ b/include/wx/scrolwin.h
@@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ public:
     // actually scroll a non-constant distance
     virtual void EnableScrolling(bool x_scrolling, bool y_scrolling);
 
+    // Disable use of keyboard keys for scrolling. By default cursor movement
+    // keys (including Home, End, Page Up and Down) are used to scroll the
+    // window appropriately. If the derived class uses these keys for something
+    // else, e.g. changing the currently selected item, this function can be
+    // used to disable this behaviour as it's not only not necessary then but
+    // can actually be actively harmful if another object forwards a keyboard
+    // event corresponding to one of the above keys to us using
+    // ProcessWindowEvent() because the event will always be processed which
+    // can be undesirable.
+    void DisableKeyboardScrolling() { m_kbdScrollingEnabled = false; }
+
     // Get the view start
     void GetViewStart(int *x, int *y) const { DoGetViewStart(x, y); }
 
@@ -284,6 +295,8 @@ protected:
     bool                  m_xScrollingEnabled;
     bool                  m_yScrollingEnabled;
 
+    bool                  m_kbdScrollingEnabled;
+
 #if wxUSE_MOUSEWHEEL
     int m_wheelRotation;
 #endif // wxUSE_MOUSEWHEEL
diff --git a/interface/wx/scrolwin.h b/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
index 9749ef7e8c..51fbde4e5e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
+++ b/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
@@ -199,6 +199,22 @@ public:
                 long style = wxHSCROLL | wxVSCROLL,
                 const wxString& name = "scrolledWindow");
 
+    /**
+        Disable use of keyboard keys for scrolling.
+
+        By default cursor movement keys (including Home, End, Page Up and Down)
+        are used to scroll the window appropriately. If the derived class uses
+        these keys for something else, e.g. changing the currently selected
+        item, this function can be used to disable this behaviour as it's not
+        only not necessary then but can actually be actively harmful if another
+        object forwards a keyboard event corresponding to one of the above keys
+        to us using ProcessWindowEvent() because the event will always be
+        processed which can be undesirable.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+    */
+    void DisableKeyboardScrolling();
+
     /**
         Call this function to prepare the device context for drawing a scrolled
         image.
diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index 1efbc040ea..0a6da82812 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -2753,21 +2753,11 @@ void wxListMainWindow::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &event )
         parent->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( le );
     }
 
-    if ( (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_UP) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_DOWN) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_RIGHT) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_LEFT) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_PAGEUP) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_PAGEDOWN) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_END) &&
-         (event.GetKeyCode() != WXK_HOME) )
-    {
-        // propagate the char event upwards
-        wxKeyEvent ke(event);
-        ke.SetEventObject( parent );
-        if (parent->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( ke ))
-            return;
-    }
+    // propagate the char event upwards
+    wxKeyEvent ke(event);
+    ke.SetEventObject( parent );
+    if (parent->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( ke ))
+        return;
 
     if ( HandleAsNavigationKey(event) )
         return;
@@ -4359,6 +4349,11 @@ bool wxGenericListCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
 
     SetTargetWindow( m_mainWin );
 
+    // We use the cursor keys for moving the selection, not scrolling, so call
+    // this method to ensure wxScrollHelperEvtHandler doesn't catch all
+    // keyboard events forwarded to us from wxListMainWindow.
+    DisableKeyboardScrolling();
+
     wxBoxSizer *sizer = new wxBoxSizer( wxVERTICAL );
     sizer->Add( m_mainWin, 1, wxGROW );
     SetSizer( sizer );
diff --git a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
index c5329862e2..7dcd4ba055 100644
--- a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ wxScrollHelperBase::wxScrollHelperBase(wxWindow *win)
     m_xScrollingEnabled =
     m_yScrollingEnabled = true;
 
+    m_kbdScrollingEnabled = true;
+
     m_scaleX =
     m_scaleY = 1.0;
 #if wxUSE_MOUSEWHEEL
@@ -844,6 +846,12 @@ void wxScrollHelperBase::HandleOnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 // this they always have the priority
 void wxScrollHelperBase::HandleOnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
 {
+    if ( !m_kbdScrollingEnabled )
+    {
+        event.Skip();
+        return;
+    }
+
     // prepare the event this key press maps to
     wxScrollWinEvent newEvent;