if ( pixmap && IsPointInsideWidget(pt, pixmap, x, y) )
                 {
-                    *flags = wxNB_HITTEST_ONICON;
+                    *flags = wxBK_HITTEST_ONICON;
                 }
                 else if ( IsPointInsideWidget(pt, GTK_WIDGET(nb_page->m_label), x, y) )
                 {
-                    *flags = wxNB_HITTEST_ONLABEL;
+                    *flags = wxBK_HITTEST_ONLABEL;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    *flags = wxNB_HITTEST_ONITEM;
+                    *flags = wxBK_HITTEST_ONITEM;
                 }
             }
 
     }
 
     if ( flags )
-        *flags = wxNB_HITTEST_NOWHERE;
+    {
+        *flags = wxBK_HITTEST_NOWHERE;
+        wxWindowBase * page = GetCurrentPage();
+        if ( page )
+        {
+            // rect origin is in notebook's parent coordinates
+            wxRect rect = page->GetRect();
+
+            // adjust it to the notebook's coordinates
+            wxPoint pos = GetPosition();
+            rect.x -= pos.x;
+            rect.y -= pos.y;
+            if ( rect.Inside( pt ) )
+                *flags |= wxBK_HITTEST_ONPAGE;
+        }
+    }
 
     return wxNOT_FOUND;
 }