diff --git a/include/wx/combobox.h b/include/wx/combobox.h
index a1a8a4386c..f4dae22dcc 100644
--- a/include/wx/combobox.h
+++ b/include/wx/combobox.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_COMBOBOX
 
+// For compatibility with 2.8 include this header to allow using wxTE_XXX
+// styles with wxComboBox without explicitly including it in the user code.
+#include "wx/textctrl.h"
+
 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_CORE(const char) wxComboBoxNameStr[];
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------