diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index a65bdbc191..2218c201e9 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Enable( bool enable = TRUE );
 
     virtual void SetFocus();
+    virtual void SetFocusFromKbd();
 
     virtual bool Reparent(wxWindowBase *newParent);
 
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 77589902e5..b1a3914509 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,20 @@ void wxWindowMSW::SetFocus()
     }
 }
 
+void wxWindowMSW::SetFocusFromKbd()
+{
+    wxWindowBase::SetFocusFromKbd();
+
+    // when the focus is given to the control with DLGC_HASSETSEL style from
+    // keyboard its contents should be entirely selected: this is what
+    // ::IsDialogMessage() does and so we should do it as well to provide the
+    // same LNF as the native programs
+    if ( ::SendMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_GETDLGCODE, 0, 0) & DLGC_HASSETSEL )
+    {
+        ::SendMessage(GetHwnd(), EM_SETSEL, 0, -1);
+    }
+}
+
 // Get the window with the focus
 wxWindow *wxWindowBase::FindFocus()
 {