diff --git a/src/qt/dcclient.cpp b/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
index 9c1d987fbeb3..13310331b567 100644
--- a/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
@@ -141,5 +141,7 @@ wxPaintDCImpl::wxPaintDCImpl( wxDC *owner, wxWindow *win )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_isWindowPainter || win->QtCanPaintWithoutActivePainter(),
                  "wxPaintDC can't be created outside wxEVT_PAINT handler" );
+
+    m_qtPainter->translate( wxQtConvertPoint(win->GetClientAreaOrigin()) );
 }