diff --git a/include/wx/msw/hyperlink.h b/include/wx/msw/hyperlink.h
index e33d891e12..8ffd59e374 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/hyperlink.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/hyperlink.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
                 long style = wxHL_DEFAULT_STYLE,
                 const wxString& name = wxASCII_STR(wxHyperlinkCtrlNameStr));
 
+    virtual ~wxHyperlinkCtrl();
 
     // overridden base class methods
     // -----------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/hyperlink.cpp b/src/msw/hyperlink.cpp
index 625c830c62..3351c4bf70 100644
--- a/src/msw/hyperlink.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/hyperlink.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ bool wxHyperlinkCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     return true;
 }
 
+wxHyperlinkCtrl::~wxHyperlinkCtrl()
+{
+    if ( m_hWnd )
+    {
+        // Due to https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54066 we have to
+        // reset the font before the native control destroys it.
+        if ( wxIsRunningUnderWine() )
+            ::SendMessage(m_hWnd, WM_SETFONT, 0, FALSE);
+    }
+}
+
 WXDWORD wxHyperlinkCtrl::MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const
 {
     WXDWORD msStyle = wxControl::MSWGetStyle( style, exstyle );