diff --git a/include/wx/generic/spinctlg.h b/include/wx/generic/spinctlg.h
index 338dd70234..62d2268eff 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/spinctlg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/spinctlg.h
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ protected:
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
     virtual void DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height);
 
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+    // and, for MSW, enabling this window itself
+    virtual void DoEnable(bool enable);
+#endif // __WXMSW__
+
     // generic double valued functions
     double DoGetValue() const { return m_value; }
     bool DoSetValue(double val);
diff --git a/src/generic/spinctlg.cpp b/src/generic/spinctlg.cpp
index e9a7a32a37..615e64ea24 100644
--- a/src/generic/spinctlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/spinctlg.cpp
@@ -283,16 +283,24 @@ void wxSpinCtrlGenericBase::SetFocus()
         m_textCtrl->SetFocus();
 }
 
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+
+void wxSpinCtrlGenericBase::DoEnable(bool enable)
+{
+    // We never enable this control itself, it must stay disabled to avoid
+    // interfering with the siblings event handling (see e.g. #12045 for the
+    // kind of problems which arise otherwise).
+    if ( !enable )
+        wxSpinCtrlBase::DoEnable(enable);
+}
+
+#endif // __WXMSW__
+
 bool wxSpinCtrlGenericBase::Enable(bool enable)
 {
-    // Notice that we never enable this control itself, it must stay disabled
-    // to avoid interfering with the siblings event handling (see e.g. #12045
-    // for the kind of problems which arise otherwise).
-    if ( enable == m_isEnabled )
+    if ( !wxSpinCtrlBase::Enable(enable) )
         return false;
 
-    m_isEnabled = enable;
-
     m_spinButton->Enable(enable);
     m_textCtrl->Enable(enable);