+    if ( event.KeyCode() == WXK_RETURN )
+    {
+        wxString value = GetValue();
+
+        if ( Number() == 0 )
+        {
+            // make Enter generate "selected" event if there is only one item
+            // in the combobox - without it, it's impossible to select it at
+            // all!
+            wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId() );
+            event.SetInt( 0 );
+            event.SetString( value );
+            event.SetEventObject( this );
+            GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // add the item to the list if it's not there yet
+            if ( FindString(value) == wxNOT_FOUND )
+            {
+                Append(value);
+                SetStringSelection(value);
+
+                // and generate the selected event for it
+                wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId() );
+                event.SetInt( Number() - 1 );
+                event.SetString( value );
+                event.SetEventObject( this );
+                GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+            }
+            //else: do nothing, this will open the listbox
+        }
+    }
+
+    event.Skip();