diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 6d17fd87ef..12bb66c3b5 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -1311,14 +1311,14 @@ public:
     %pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl   "self._setOORInfo(self)"
     %pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl() ""
 
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxPySTCNameStr);
     %name(PreStyledTextCtrl) wxStyledTextCtrl();
     
 #else
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ public:
     
 #endif
 
-    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
index af0e74346f..2592301f63 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ public:
     %%pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl   "self._setOORInfo(self)"
     %%pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl() ""
 
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxPySTCNameStr);
     %%name(PreStyledTextCtrl) wxStyledTextCtrl();
     
 #else
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
     
 #endif
 
-    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
diff --git a/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 6d17fd87ef..12bb66c3b5 100644
--- a/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -1311,14 +1311,14 @@ public:
     %pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl   "self._setOORInfo(self)"
     %pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl() ""
 
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxPySTCNameStr);
     %name(PreStyledTextCtrl) wxStyledTextCtrl();
     
 #else
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ public:
     
 #endif
 
-    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.h.in b/src/stc/stc.h.in
index af0e74346f..2592301f63 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ public:
     %%pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl   "self._setOORInfo(self)"
     %%pythonAppend wxStyledTextCtrl() ""
 
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxPySTCNameStr);
     %%name(PreStyledTextCtrl) wxStyledTextCtrl();
     
 #else
-    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    wxStyledTextCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
     
 #endif
 
-    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+    void Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id=wxID_ANY,
                      const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                      const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
                      const wxString& name = wxSTCNameStr);