diff --git a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
index 5e1cd98a8b..169ab7847d 100644
--- a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
@@ -1385,20 +1385,29 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect(long item, long subItem, wxRect& rect, int code)
 
     wxCopyRECTToRect(rectWin, rect);
 
-    // We can't use wxGetListCtrlSubItemRect() for the 0th subitem as 0 means
-    // the entire row for this function, so we need to calculate it ourselves.
-    if ( subItem == 0 && code == wxLIST_RECT_BOUNDS )
+    // We can't trust the native LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT for LVIR_BOUNDS because:
+    //  - subitem 0 returns the entire row bounds, not just column 0
+    //  - when column 0 is narrower than the icon, the native control clamps
+    //    all subitems' left edge to at least the icon width, misaligning them
+    //
+    // So for all subitems we calculate x and width from GetColumnWidth() in
+    // visual (column order) order, which always reflects the real column sizes.
+    if ( subItem != wxLIST_GETSUBITEMRECT_WHOLEITEM && code == wxLIST_RECT_BOUNDS )
     {
-        // Because the columns can be reordered, we need to sum the widths of
-        // all preceding columns to get the correct x position.
+        // Start from the row's left edge (which accounts for scrolling).
+        RECT rowRect;
+        wxGetListCtrlItemRect(GetHwnd(), item, LVIR_BOUNDS, rowRect);
+        int x = rowRect.left;
+
         for ( auto col : GetColumnsOrder() )
         {
             if ( col == subItem )
                 break;
 
-            rect.x += GetColumnWidth(col);
+            x += GetColumnWidth(col);
         }
 
+        rect.x = x;
         rect.width = GetColumnWidth(subItem);
     }