diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index 69c09c7d54..ef013be6f7 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -1013,6 +1013,8 @@ void wxTreeCtrl::SetItemImage(const wxTreeItemId& item, int image,
         return;
 
     data->SetImage(image, which);
+
+    RefreshItem(item);
 }
 
 wxTreeItemParam *wxTreeCtrl::GetItemParam(const wxTreeItemId& item) const