diff --git a/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.cpp b/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.cpp
index 0441e3a2a35c..7dec926d5072 100644
--- a/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ nsComboboxControlFrame::nsComboboxControlFrame()
 
   mGoodToGo = PR_FALSE;
   mInRedisplayText = PR_FALSE;
+  mRedisplayTextEventPosted = PR_FALSE;
 
   mRecentSelectedIndex = -1;
 
@@ -1819,8 +1820,18 @@ nsComboboxControlFrame::RedisplayText(PRInt32 aIndex)
     if (eventQueue) {
       RedisplayTextEvent* event = new RedisplayTextEvent(this, textToDisplay);
       if (event) {
+        // Revoke outstanding events to avoid out-of-order events which could mean
+        // displaying the wrong text.
+        if (mRedisplayTextEventPosted) {
+          eventQueue->RevokeEvents(this);
+          mRedisplayTextEventPosted = PR_FALSE;
+        }
+
         rv = eventQueue->PostEvent(event);
-        if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
+
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+          mRedisplayTextEventPosted = PR_TRUE;
+        } else {
           PL_DestroyEvent(event);
         }
       } else {
@@ -1839,6 +1850,7 @@ nsComboboxControlFrame::HandleRedisplayTextEvent(const nsAString& aText)
   // into the correct parent (mDisplayFrame). See bug 282607.
   NS_PRECONDITION(!mInRedisplayText, "Nested RedisplayText");
   mInRedisplayText = PR_TRUE;
+  mRedisplayTextEventPosted = PR_FALSE;
 
   ActuallyDisplayText(aText, PR_TRUE);
   mDisplayFrame->AddStateBits(NS_FRAME_IS_DIRTY);
diff --git a/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.h b/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.h
index c1a847c16a4e..f9fc2f9fc8e2 100644
--- a/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.h
+++ b/layout/forms/nsComboboxControlFrame.h
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ protected:
   PRPackedBool          mDroppedDown;             // Current state of the dropdown list, PR_TRUE is dropped down
   PRPackedBool          mGoodToGo;
   PRPackedBool          mInRedisplayText;
+  PRPackedBool          mRedisplayTextEventPosted;
 
   PRInt32               mRecentSelectedIndex;
   PRInt32               mDisplayedIndex;