diff --git a/include/wx/ctrlsub.h b/include/wx/ctrlsub.h
index ac07defc27..38b22f90fc 100644
--- a/include/wx/ctrlsub.h
+++ b/include/wx/ctrlsub.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ public:
     int Append(const wxString& item, wxClientData *clientData)
         { int n = DoAppend(item); SetClientObject(n, clientData); return n; }
 
+    // append several items at once to the control
+    void Append(const wxArrayString& strings);
+
     // deleting items
     // --------------
 
diff --git a/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp b/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
index 1c7e18ea27..aa0714d83f 100644
--- a/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ctrlsub.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ wxString wxItemContainer::GetStringSelection() const
     return s;
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// appending items
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxItemContainer::Append(const wxArrayString& strings)
+{
+    size_t count = strings.GetCount();
+    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        Append(strings[n]);
+    }
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // client data
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------