diff --git a/include/wx/headerctrl.h b/include/wx/headerctrl.h
index f2270bf78e..8d677eec67 100644
--- a/include/wx/headerctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/headerctrl.h
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ public:
     // compute column title width
     int GetColumnTitleWidth(const wxHeaderColumn& col);
 
+    // compute column title width for the column with the given index
+    int GetColumnTitleWidth(unsigned int idx)
+    {
+        return GetColumnTitleWidth(GetColumn(idx));
+    }
+
     // implementation only from now on
     // -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/headerctrl.h b/interface/wx/headerctrl.h
index d8045cf6de..3980a9a01e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/headerctrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/headerctrl.h
@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ public:
      */
     int GetColumnTitleWidth(const wxHeaderColumn& col);
 
+    /**
+        Returns width needed for the column with the given index.
+
+        This is just a convenient wrapper for the overload taking
+        wxHeaderColumn.
+
+        @since 3.1.3
+     */
+    int GetColumnTitleWidth(unsigned int idx);
+
 protected:
     /**
         Method to be implemented by the derived classes to return the