diff --git a/cfg/wxwidgets.cfg b/cfg/wxwidgets.cfg
index e48ce8f51..71ea0ce13 100644
--- a/cfg/wxwidgets.cfg
+++ b/cfg/wxwidgets.cfg
@@ -14886,10 +14886,10 @@ wxItemKind kind = wxITEM_NORMAL) -->
     <returnValue type="void"/>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <const/>
-    <arg nr="1" direction="in">
+    <arg nr="1" direction="out">
       <not-null/>
     </arg>
-    <arg nr="2" direction="in">
+    <arg nr="2" direction="out">
       <not-null/>
     </arg>
   </function>
diff --git a/test/cfg/wxwidgets.cpp b/test/cfg/wxwidgets.cpp
index 75f71838f..d69e6c3fe 100644
--- a/test/cfg/wxwidgets.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/wxwidgets.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ bool duplicateBreak_wxLogApiError(const wxString &msg, const HRESULT &hr, wxStri
 }
 #endif
 
+void argDirection_wxTextCtrl_GetSelection(const wxTextCtrl *const textCtrl)
+{
+	// No warning is expected. Ensure both arguments are treated
+	// as output by library configuration
+	long start;
+	long end;
+	textCtrl->GetSelection(&start, &end);
+	if(start > 0 && end > 0){}
+}
+
 void useRetval_wxString_MakeCapitalized(wxString &str)
 {
     // No warning is expected for