diff --git a/include/wx/selstore.h b/include/wx/selstore.h
index e52ac1cbc0..fec3c212a4 100644
--- a/include/wx/selstore.h
+++ b/include/wx/selstore.h
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ public:
     // return true if the given item is selected
     bool IsSelected(unsigned item) const;
 
+    // return true if no items are currently selected
+    bool IsEmpty() const
+    {
+        return m_defaultState ? m_itemsSel.size() == m_count
+                              : m_itemsSel.empty();
+    }
+
     // return the total number of selected items
     unsigned GetSelectedCount() const
     {
diff --git a/tests/misc/selstoretest.cpp b/tests/misc/selstoretest.cpp
index 3459abd4da..3184383f84 100644
--- a/tests/misc/selstoretest.cpp
+++ b/tests/misc/selstoretest.cpp
@@ -125,11 +125,16 @@ void SelStoreTestCase::SetItemCount()
 
 void SelStoreTestCase::Clear()
 {
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m_store->IsEmpty());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 0u, m_store->GetSelectedCount() );
 
     m_store->SelectItem(0);
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!m_store->IsEmpty());
+
     m_store->Clear();
 
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m_store->IsEmpty());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 0u, m_store->GetSelectedCount() );
 }