diff --git a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
index ca5f4e7457..6ccb693c33 100644
--- a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetItemRect(long item, wxRect& rect, int WXUNUSED(code)) const
     if ( qitem != NULL )
     {
         rect = wxQtConvertRect( m_qtTreeWidget->visualItemRect(qitem) );
+        rect.Offset(0, m_qtTreeWidget->header()->height());
         return true;
     }
     else
@@ -612,6 +613,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect(long item, long subItem, wxRect& rect, int WXUNU
                      wxT("invalid column index in GetSubItemRect") );
         QModelIndex qindex = m_qtTreeWidget->model()->index(item, subItem);
         rect = wxQtConvertRect( m_qtTreeWidget->visualRect(qindex) );
+        rect.Offset(0, m_qtTreeWidget->header()->height());
         return true;
     }
     else