diff --git a/samples/xrc/rc/objref.xrc b/samples/xrc/rc/objref.xrc
index 03876e6a98..7028045d69 100644
--- a/samples/xrc/rc/objref.xrc
+++ b/samples/xrc/rc/objref.xrc
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
                             <object class="sizeritem">
                               <object class="wxStaticBitmap" name="first_row[0]">
                                 <bitmap>update.gif</bitmap>
+                                <tooltip>See the tooltip!</tooltip>
                               </object>
                             </object>
                             <object class="sizeritem">
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_sizer.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_sizer.cpp
index 9e3d23d2ff..6a7e591bb3 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_sizer.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_sizer.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,16 @@ wxObject* wxSizerXmlHandler::Handle_sizer()
     m_isInside = true;
     m_isGBS = (m_class == wxT("wxGridBagSizer"));
 
-    CreateChildren(m_parent, true/*only this handler*/);
+    wxObject* parent = m_parent;
+#if wxUSE_STATBOX
+    // wxStaticBoxSizer's child controls should be parented by the box itself,
+    // not its parent.
+    wxStaticBoxSizer* const stsizer = wxDynamicCast(sizer, wxStaticBoxSizer);
+    if ( stsizer )
+        parent = stsizer->GetStaticBox();
+#endif // wxUSE_STATBOX
+
+    CreateChildren(parent, true/*only this handler*/);
 
     // set growable rows and cols for sizers which support this
     if ( wxFlexGridSizer *flexsizer = wxDynamicCast(sizer, wxFlexGridSizer) )