diff --git a/include/wx/qt/treectrl.h b/include/wx/qt/treectrl.h
index 77c49072a8..6f349790da 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/treectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/treectrl.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void OnImagesChanged() override;
 
+    // For wxEVT_TREE_KEY_DOWN generation
+    void OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event);
+
 private:
     void SendDeleteEvent(const wxTreeItemId &item);
     wxTreeItemId GetNext(const wxTreeItemId &item) const;
diff --git a/src/qt/treectrl.cpp b/src/qt/treectrl.cpp
index 5b6fe397d0..f6f0790045 100644
--- a/src/qt/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/treectrl.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ bool wxTreeCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
     SetWindowStyleFlag(style);
 
+    Bind(wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, &wxTreeCtrl::OnKeyDown, this);
+
     return QtCreateControl(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name);
 }
 
@@ -1420,3 +1422,14 @@ wxTreeItemId wxTreeCtrl::GetNext(const wxTreeItemId &item) const
     } while ( p.IsOk() && !toFind.IsOk() );
     return toFind;
 }
+
+void wxTreeCtrl::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent& event)
+{
+    // send a tree event
+    wxTreeEvent te( wxEVT_TREE_KEY_DOWN, this);
+    te.m_evtKey = event;
+    if ( GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( te ) )
+        return;
+
+    event.Skip();
+}