diff --git a/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h b/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
index 028032725d..ec1a9e0b4f 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/textctrl.h
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ protected:
 
     // replace the contents of the selection or of the entire control with the
     // given text
-    void DoWriteText(const wxString& text, int flags = SetValue_SelectionOnly);
+    void DoWriteText(const wxString& text,
+                     int flags = SetValue_SendEvent | SetValue_SelectionOnly);
 
     // set the selection possibly without scrolling the caret into view
     void DoSetSelection(long from, long to, bool scrollCaret = true);
diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index 53ec9740c7..4f69825027 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::DoSetValue(const wxString& value, int flags)
     // edit controls mostly)
     if ( (value.length() > 0x400) || (value != GetValue()) )
     {
-        DoWriteText(value, flags);
+        DoWriteText(value, flags /* doesn't include SelectionOnly here */);
 
         // mark the control as being not dirty - we changed its text, not the
         // user
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::Replace(long from, long to, const wxString& value)
     // Set selection and remove it
     DoSetSelection(from, to, false /* don't scroll caret into view */);
 
-    DoWriteText(value, SetValue_SelectionOnly);
+    DoWriteText(value);
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Remove(long from, long to)