diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 2eed312fea..49d6909fcf 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - Fix size of the icon returned from wxFSVolume::GetIcon() (troelsk).
 - Fix autosize after expanding/collapsing items in wxDataViewCtrl (ciglesias).
 - Fix inserting tools removed from wxToolBar back into it (sbrowne).
+- Fix disabling submenu items in the menus (Artur Wieczorek).
 
 
 3.0.2: (released 2014-10-06)
diff --git a/src/msw/menuitem.cpp b/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
index 7d10a044ac..e9ae4e95de 100644
--- a/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
@@ -557,11 +557,12 @@ void wxMenuItem::Enable(bool enable)
     if ( m_isEnabled == enable )
         return;
 
-    if ( m_parentMenu )
+    const int itemPos = MSGetMenuItemPos();
+    if ( itemPos != -1 )
     {
         long rc = EnableMenuItem(GetHMenuOf(m_parentMenu),
-                                 GetMSWId(),
-                                 MF_BYCOMMAND |
+                                 itemPos,
+                                 MF_BYPOSITION |
                                  (enable ? MF_ENABLED : MF_GRAYED));
 
         if ( rc == -1 )