diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/colour.h b/include/wx/osx/core/colour.h
index 388b176f2a..bbc7201222 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/colour.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/colour.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
     wxColour(WX_NSColor color);
+    WX_NSColor OSXGetNSColor();
 #endif
     wxColour& operator=(CGColorRef col);
     wxColour& operator=(const wxColour& col);
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/colour.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/colour.mm
index ffce54a794..aebe52e1f3 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/colour.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/colour.mm
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@ wxColour::wxColour(WX_NSColor col)
     }
     InitFromComponents(const_cast<const CGFloat*>(components), noComp);
 }
+
+WX_NSColor wxColour::OSXGetNSColor()
+{
+    return [NSColor colorWithDeviceRed:m_red / 255.0 green:m_green / 255.0 blue:m_blue / 255.0 alpha:m_alpha / 255.0]; 
+}
 #endif
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