diff --git a/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h b/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
index 8cf87709b1..79a1a7e5da 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxTreeItemData;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxTreeRenameTimer;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxTreeFindTimer;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxTreeTextCtrl;
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxTextCtrl;
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxGenericTreeCtrl - the tree control
@@ -315,6 +316,10 @@ public:
         // been before.
     void EditLabel( const wxTreeItemId& item ) { Edit( item ); }
     void Edit( const wxTreeItemId& item );
+        // returns a pointer to the text edit control if the item is being
+        // edited, NULL otherwise (it's assumed that no more than one item may
+        // be edited simultaneously)
+    wxTextCtrl* GetEditControl() const;
 
     // sorting
         // this function is called to compare 2 items and should return -1, 0
@@ -385,6 +390,7 @@ protected:
     wxGenericTreeItem   *m_dropTarget;
     wxCursor             m_oldCursor;  // cursor is changed while dragging
     wxGenericTreeItem   *m_oldSelection;
+    wxTreeTextCtrl      *m_textCtrl;
 
     wxTimer             *m_renameTimer;
 
@@ -411,6 +417,9 @@ protected:
                               int image, int selectedImage,
                               wxTreeItemData *data);
 
+    // called by wxTextTreeCtrl when it marks itself for deletion
+    void ResetTextControl();
+
     // find the first item starting with the given prefix after the given item
     wxTreeItemId FindItem(const wxTreeItemId& id, const wxString& prefix) const;
 
diff --git a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
index 10b2517c13..b8943bc4e6 100644
--- a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ void wxTreeTextCtrl::Finish()
 {
     if ( !m_finished )
     {
+        m_owner->ResetTextControl();
+
         wxPendingDelete.Append(this);
 
         m_finished = TRUE;
@@ -755,6 +757,7 @@ void wxGenericTreeCtrl::Init()
     m_dragCount = 0;
     m_isDragging = FALSE;
     m_dropTarget = m_oldSelection = (wxGenericTreeItem *)NULL;
+    m_textCtrl = NULL;
 
     m_renameTimer = NULL;
     m_findTimer = NULL;
@@ -1265,6 +1268,12 @@ wxTreeItemId wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetPrevVisible(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
     return wxTreeItemId();
 }
 
+// called by wxTextTreeCtrl when it marks itself for deletion
+void wxGenericTreeCtrl::ResetTextControl()
+{
+  m_textCtrl = NULL;
+}
+
 // find the first item starting with the given prefix after the given item
 wxTreeItemId wxGenericTreeCtrl::FindItem(const wxTreeItemId& idParent,
                                          const wxString& prefixOrig) const
@@ -2809,9 +2818,17 @@ void wxGenericTreeCtrl::Edit( const wxTreeItemId& item )
     if ( m_dirty )
         wxYieldIfNeeded();
 
-    wxTreeTextCtrl *text = new wxTreeTextCtrl(this, itemEdit);
+    m_textCtrl = new wxTreeTextCtrl(this, itemEdit);
 
-    text->SetFocus();
+    m_textCtrl->SetFocus();
+}
+
+// returns a pointer to the text edit control if the item is being
+// edited, NULL otherwise (it's assumed that no more than one item may
+// be edited simultaneously)
+wxTextCtrl* wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetEditControl() const
+{
+    return m_textCtrl;
 }
 
 bool wxGenericTreeCtrl::OnRenameAccept(wxGenericTreeItem *item,