diff --git a/include/wx/osx/nonownedwnd.h b/include/wx/osx/nonownedwnd.h
index c7b75b085f..edc3f04e62 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/nonownedwnd.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/nonownedwnd.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_IPHONE
     // override the base class method to return an NSWindow instead of NSView
-    virtual void *OSXGetViewOrWindow() const { return GetWXWindow(); }
+    virtual void *OSXGetViewOrWindow() const;
 #endif // Cocoa
 
     // osx specific event handling common for all osx-ports
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/window.h b/include/wx/osx/window.h
index b98107e049..623493aa1e 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/window.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public:
     //
     // this is useful for a few Cocoa function which can work with either views
     // or windows indiscriminately, e.g. for setting NSViewAnimationTargetKey
-    virtual void *OSXGetViewOrWindow() const { return GetHandle(); }
+    virtual void *OSXGetViewOrWindow() const;
 #endif // Cocoa
 
     void *              MacGetCGContextRef() { return m_cgContextRef ; }
diff --git a/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp b/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
index 0828348eb1..9e7f1e185c 100644
--- a/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ WXWindow wxNonOwnedWindow::GetWXWindow() const
     return m_nowpeer ? m_nowpeer->GetWXWindow() : NULL;
 }
 
+void *wxNonOwnedWindow::OSXGetViewOrWindow() const
+{
+    return GetWXWindow();
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Shape implementation
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
index cb3e871efd..afbf5a0a32 100644
--- a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
@@ -2545,6 +2545,11 @@ bool wxWindowMac::OSXHandleClicked( double WXUNUSED(timestampsec) )
     return false;
 }
 
+void *wxWindowMac::OSXGetViewOrWindow() const
+{
+    return GetHandle();
+}
+
 wxInt32 wxWindowMac::MacControlHit(WXEVENTHANDLERREF WXUNUSED(handler) , WXEVENTREF event )
 {
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON