diff --git a/include/wx/aui/auibook.h b/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
index 221d2a4ed2..dc3f509510 100644
--- a/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
+++ b/include/wx/aui/auibook.h
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ public:
 
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetTabCtrlFromPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
+    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetActiveTabCtrl();
+    bool FindTab(wxWindow* page, wxAuiTabCtrl** ctrl, int* idx);
+
 protected:
     // Common part of all ctors.
     void Init();
@@ -381,10 +385,7 @@ protected:
 
     void DoSizing();
     void InitNotebook(long style);
-    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetTabCtrlFromPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
     wxWindow* GetTabFrameFromTabCtrl(wxWindow* tabCtrl);
-    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetActiveTabCtrl();
-    bool FindTab(wxWindow* page, wxAuiTabCtrl** ctrl, int* idx);
     void RemoveEmptyTabFrames();
     void UpdateHintWindowSize();
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/aui/auibook.h b/interface/wx/aui/auibook.h
index 0f168ba8b8..47b0f685a8 100644
--- a/interface/wx/aui/auibook.h
+++ b/interface/wx/aui/auibook.h
@@ -405,6 +405,29 @@ public:
         Returns the image index for the given page.
     */
     virtual int GetPageImage(size_t nPage) const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns tab control based on point coordinates inside the tab frame.
+
+        @since 3.1.4
+    */
+    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetTabCtrlFromPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
+
+    /**
+        Returns active tab control for this notebook.
+
+        @since 3.1.4
+    */
+    wxAuiTabCtrl* GetActiveTabCtrl();
+
+    /**
+        Finds tab control associated with a given window and its tab index.
+
+        @return @true when the tab control is found, @false otherwise.
+
+        @since 3.1.4
+    */
+    bool FindTab(wxWindow* page, wxAuiTabCtrl** ctrl, int* idx);
 };