diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/lib/timectrl.py b/wxPython/wxPython/lib/timectrl.py
index 52a62b1279..63dad8b226 100644
--- a/wxPython/wxPython/lib/timectrl.py
+++ b/wxPython/wxPython/lib/timectrl.py
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
 from wxPython.wx import *
 import string
 
+# wxWindows' wxTextCtrl translates Composite "control key"
+# events into single events before returning them to its OnChar
+# routine.  The doc says that this results in 1 for Ctrl-A, 2 for
+# Ctrl-B, etc. However, there are no wxPython or wxWindows
+# symbols for them, so I'm defining codes for Ctrl-X (cut) and
+# Ctrl-V (paste) here for readability:
+WXK_CTRL_X = (ord('X')+1) - ord('A')
+WXK_CTRL_V = (ord('V')+1) - ord('A')
+
 # The following bit of function is for debugging the subsequent code.
 # To turn on debugging output, set _debug to 1
 _debug = 0
@@ -470,7 +479,8 @@ class wxTimeCtrl(wxTextCtrl):
         _dbg('keycode = ', key)
         _dbg('pos = ', pos)
 
-        if key in (WXK_DELETE, WXK_BACK):                   # don't allow deletion
+        # don't allow deletion, cut or paste:
+        if key in (WXK_DELETE, WXK_BACK, WXK_CTRL_X, WXK_CTRL_V):
             pass
 
         elif key == WXK_TAB:                                # skip to next field if applicable:
@@ -756,6 +766,21 @@ class wxTimeCtrl(wxTextCtrl):
         _dbg(indent=0)
 
 
+    def Cut(self):
+        """
+        Override wxTextCtrl::Cut() method, as this operation should not
+        be allowed for wxTimeCtrls.
+        """
+        return
+
+
+    def Paste(self):
+        """
+        Override wxTextCtrl::Paste() method, as this operation should not
+        be allowed for wxTimeCtrls.
+        """
+        return
+
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test jig for wxTimeCtrl: