diff --git a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
index caad650e51..3c45e0461d 100644
--- a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
@@ -2385,7 +2385,23 @@ void wxGenericTreeCtrl::PaintLevel( wxGenericTreeItem *item, wxDC &dc, int level
                 // draw line down to last child
                 oldY += GetLineHeight(children[n-1])>>1;
                 if (HasButtons()) y_mid += 5;
-                dc.DrawLine(x, y_mid, x, oldY);
+
+                // Only draw the portion of the line that is visible, in case it is huge
+                wxCoord	xOrigin=0, yOrigin=0, width, height;
+                dc.GetDeviceOrigin(&xOrigin, &yOrigin);
+                yOrigin = abs(yOrigin);
+                GetClientSize(&width, &height);
+
+                // Move end points to the begining/end of the view?
+                if (y_mid < yOrigin)
+                    y_mid = yOrigin;
+                if (oldY > yOrigin + height)
+                    oldY = yOrigin + height;
+
+                // after the adjustments if y_mid is larger than oldY then the line
+                // isn't visible at all so don't draw anything
+                if (y_mid < oldY)
+                    dc.DrawLine(x, y_mid, x, oldY);
             }
         }
     }