diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 6256cefa7c..d78a836773 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -1457,7 +1457,8 @@ public:
         wxGridSelectCells         = 0,  // allow selecting anything
         wxGridSelectRows          = 1,  // allow selecting only entire rows
         wxGridSelectColumns       = 2,  // allow selecting only entire columns
-        wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns = wxGridSelectRows | wxGridSelectColumns
+        wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns = wxGridSelectRows | wxGridSelectColumns,
+        wxGridSelectNone          = 4   // disallow selecting anything
     };
 
     // Different behaviour of the TAB key when the end (or the beginning, for
diff --git a/interface/wx/grid.h b/interface/wx/grid.h
index f24fe4df53..9e33e41e4d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/grid.h
+++ b/interface/wx/grid.h
@@ -2945,7 +2945,16 @@ public:
 
             @since 2.9.1
          */
-        wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns
+        wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns,
+
+        /**
+            The selection mode allowing no selections to be made at all.
+
+            The user won't be able to select any cells in this mode.
+
+            @since 3.1.5
+         */
+        wxGridSelectNone
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 184010743c..edffab4e97 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -4631,6 +4631,7 @@ wxGrid::DoGridCellLeftDown(wxMouseEvent& event,
                         // mode and is compatible with 2.8 behaviour (see #12062).
                         switch ( m_selection->GetSelectionMode() )
                         {
+                            case wxGridSelectNone:
                             case wxGridSelectCells:
                             case wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns:
                                 // nothing to do in these cases
diff --git a/src/generic/gridsel.cpp b/src/generic/gridsel.cpp
index af0dced594..e6ac723923 100644
--- a/src/generic/gridsel.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/gridsel.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ void wxGridSelection::SetSelectionMode( wxGrid::wxGridSelectionModes selmode )
     if (selmode == m_selectionMode)
         return;
 
+    if (selmode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone)
+    {
+        ClearSelection();
+        m_selectionMode = selmode;
+        return;
+    }
+
     if ( m_selectionMode != wxGrid::wxGridSelectCells )
     {
         // if changing form row to column selection
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ void wxGridSelection::SetSelectionMode( wxGrid::wxGridSelectionModes selmode )
             switch ( selmode )
             {
                 case wxGrid::wxGridSelectCells:
+                case wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone:
                     wxFAIL_MSG("unreachable");
                     break;
 
@@ -160,7 +168,8 @@ void wxGridSelection::SetSelectionMode( wxGrid::wxGridSelectionModes selmode )
 
 void wxGridSelection::SelectRow(int row, const wxKeyboardState& kbd)
 {
-    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectColumns )
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectColumns ||
+            m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
         return;
 
     Select(wxGridBlockCoords(row, 0, row, m_grid->GetNumberCols() - 1),
@@ -169,7 +178,8 @@ void wxGridSelection::SelectRow(int row, const wxKeyboardState& kbd)
 
 void wxGridSelection::SelectCol(int col, const wxKeyboardState& kbd)
 {
-    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectRows )
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectRows ||
+            m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
         return;
 
     Select(wxGridBlockCoords(0, col, m_grid->GetNumberRows() - 1, col),
@@ -214,6 +224,10 @@ void wxGridSelection::SelectBlock( int topRow, int leftCol,
             else
                 allowed = 0;
             break;
+
+        case wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone:
+            allowed = 0;
+            break;
     }
 
     wxASSERT_MSG(allowed != -1, "unknown selection mode?");
@@ -246,6 +260,10 @@ wxGridSelection::DeselectBlock(const wxGridBlockCoords& block,
                                const wxKeyboardState& kbd,
                                wxEventType eventType)
 {
+    // In wxGridSelectNone mode, all blocks should already be deselected.
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
+        return;
+
     const wxGridBlockCoords canonicalizedBlock = block.Canonicalize();
 
     size_t count, n;
@@ -312,6 +330,10 @@ wxGridSelection::DeselectBlock(const wxGridBlockCoords& block,
             else
                 splitOrientation = wxVERTICAL;
             break;
+
+        case wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone:
+            wxFAIL_MSG("unreachable");
+            break;
         }
 
         wxASSERT_MSG( splitOrientation != -1, "unknown selection mode" );
@@ -517,10 +539,14 @@ bool wxGridSelection::ExtendCurrentBlock(const wxGridCellCoords& blockStart,
     wxASSERT( blockStart.GetRow() != -1 && blockStart.GetCol() != -1 &&
               blockEnd.GetRow() != -1 && blockEnd.GetCol() != -1 );
 
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
+        return false;
+
     // If selection doesn't contain the current cell (which also covers the
     // special case of nothing being selected yet), we have to create a new
     // block containing it because it doesn't make sense to extend any existing
     // block to non-selected current cell.
+
     if ( !IsInSelection(m_grid->GetGridCursorCoords()) )
     {
         SelectBlock(blockStart, blockEnd, kbd, eventType);
@@ -574,6 +600,10 @@ bool wxGridSelection::ExtendCurrentBlock(const wxGridCellCoords& blockStart,
                 canChangeCol = true;
             }
             break;
+
+        case wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone:
+            wxFAIL_MSG("unreachable");
+            break;
     }
 
     if ( canChangeRow )
@@ -754,7 +784,8 @@ wxGridCellCoordsArray wxGridSelection::GetBlockSelectionBottomRight() const
 // is, anyhow, the best we can do.
 wxArrayInt wxGridSelection::GetRowSelection() const
 {
-    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectColumns )
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectColumns ||
+            m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
         return wxArrayInt();
 
     wxIntSortedArray uniqueRows;
@@ -785,7 +816,8 @@ wxArrayInt wxGridSelection::GetRowSelection() const
 // See comments for GetRowSelection().
 wxArrayInt wxGridSelection::GetColSelection() const
 {
-    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectRows )
+    if ( m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectRows ||
+            m_selectionMode == wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone )
         return wxArrayInt();
 
     wxIntSortedArray uniqueCols;