diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 91116b67ac..eb062f0102 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2866,8 +2866,20 @@ long wxWindowMSW::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT message, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam
                 wxPoint pt(GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam));
 
                 wxContextMenuEvent evtCtx(wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU, GetId(), pt);
-                evtCtx.SetEventObject(this);
-                processed = GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(evtCtx);
+
+                // we could have got an event from our child, reflect it back
+                // to it if this is the case
+                wxWindow *win = NULL;
+                if ( wParam != m_hWnd )
+                {
+                    win = FindItemByHWND((WXHWND)wParam);
+                }
+
+                if ( !win )
+                    win = this;
+
+                evtCtx.SetEventObject(win);
+                processed = win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(evtCtx);
             }
             break;
 #endif