diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
index 0d5c118934..da2f70bbbd 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
@@ -212,7 +212,17 @@ private:
     // encoding
     wxFontEncoding GetTextEncoding() const;
 
+    // returns either m_text or m_buffer depending on whether the control is
+    // single- or multi-line; convenient for the GTK+ functions which work with
+    // both
+    void *GetTextObject() const
+    {
+        return IsMultiLine() ? wx_static_cast(void *, m_buffer)
+                             : wx_static_cast(void *, m_text);
+    }
 
+
+    // the widget used for single line controls
     GtkWidget  *m_text;
 
     bool        m_modified:1;
diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 1b08ecc0a8..9517877940 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1018,9 +1018,12 @@ void wxTextCtrl::DoSetValue( const wxString &value, int flags )
         return;
     }
 
-    void* blockWidget = IsMultiLine() ? (void*)m_buffer : (void*)m_text;
-    g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(blockWidget,
-        (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+    if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
+    {
+        g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(GetTextObject(),
+            (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+    }
+
     if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
         gtk_text_buffer_set_text( m_buffer, buffer, strlen(buffer) );
@@ -1033,12 +1036,16 @@ void wxTextCtrl::DoSetValue( const wxString &value, int flags )
                                        &start, &end);
         }
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
         gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), buffer );
     }
-    g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(blockWidget,
-        (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+
+    if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
+    {
+        g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(GetTextObject(),
+            (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+    }
                     
     // This was added after discussion on the list
     SetInsertionPoint(0);