diff --git a/include/wx/prntbase.h b/include/wx/prntbase.h
index c6bdc8c00f..ac78189a42 100644
--- a/include/wx/prntbase.h
+++ b/include/wx/prntbase.h
@@ -398,9 +398,26 @@ public:
                    const wxString& name = wxFrameNameStr);
     virtual ~wxPreviewFrame();
 
+    // Either Initialize() or InitializeWithModality() must be called before
+    // showing the preview frame, the former being just a particular case of
+    // the latter initializing the frame for being showing app-modally.
+
+    // Notice that we must keep Initialize() with its existing signature to
+    // avoid breaking the old code that overrides it and we can't reuse the
+    // same name for the other functions to avoid virtual function hiding
+    // problem and the associated warnings given by some compilers (e.g. from
+    // g++ with -Woverloaded-virtual).
+    virtual void Initialize()
+    {
+        InitializeWithModality(wxPreviewFrame_AppModal);
+    }
+
+    // Also note that this method is not virtual as it doesn't need to be
+    // overridden: it's never called by wxWidgets (of course, the same is true
+    // for Initialize() but, again, it must remain virtual for compatibility).
+    void InitializeWithModality(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind);
+
     void OnCloseWindow(wxCloseEvent& event);
-    virtual void Initialize(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind
-                                = wxPreviewFrame_AppModal);
     virtual void CreateCanvas();
     virtual void CreateControlBar();
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/print.h b/interface/wx/print.h
index 8eb1e3764b..4713bf32eb 100644
--- a/interface/wx/print.h
+++ b/interface/wx/print.h
@@ -195,21 +195,44 @@ public:
     virtual void CreateControlBar();
 
     /**
-        Creates the preview canvas and control bar.
+        Initializes the frame elements and prepares for showing it.
 
-        By default also disables the other existing top level windows to
-        prepare for showing the preview frame modally. Since wxWidgets 2.9.2
-        this can be changed by specifying either wxPreviewFrame_WindowModal --
-        to disable just the parent window -- or wxPreviewFrame_NonModal -- to
-        not disable any windows at all -- as @a kind parameter.
+        Calling this method is equivalent to calling InitializeWithModality()
+        with wxPreviewFrame_AppModal argument, please see its documentation for
+        more details.
 
-        This function must be called by the application prior to showing the frame.
+        Please notice that this function is virtual mostly for backwards
+        compatibility only, there is no real need to override it as it's never
+        called by wxWidgets itself.
+     */
+    virtual void Initialize();
+
+    /**
+        Initializes the frame elements and prepares for showing it with the
+        given modality kind.
+
+        This method creates the frame elements by calling CreateCanvas() and
+        CreateControlBar() methods (which may be overridden to customize them)
+        and prepares to show the frame according to the value of @a kind
+        parameter:
+            - If it is wxPreviewFrame_AppModal, all the other application
+            windows will be disabled when this frame is shown. This is the same
+            behaviour as that of simple Initialize().
+            - If it is wxPreviewFrame_WindowModal, only the parent window of
+            the preview frame will be disabled when it is shown.
+            - And if it is wxPreviewFrame_NonModal, no windows at all will be
+            disabled while the preview is shown.
+
+        Notice that this function (or Initialize()) must be called by the
+        application prior to showing the frame but you still must call @c
+        Show(true) to actually show it afterwards.
 
         @param kind
-            The modality kind of preview frame. @since 2.9.2
+            The modality kind of preview frame.
+
+        @since 2.9.2
     */
-    virtual void Initialize(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind
-                                = wxPreviewFrame_AppModal);
+    virtual void InitializeWithModality(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind);
 
     /**
         Enables any disabled frames in the application, and deletes the print preview
diff --git a/src/common/prntbase.cpp b/src/common/prntbase.cpp
index afc15eec5c..4aebfb1b51 100644
--- a/src/common/prntbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/prntbase.cpp
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ void wxPreviewFrame::OnCloseWindow(wxCloseEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     Destroy();
 }
 
-void wxPreviewFrame::Initialize(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind)
+void wxPreviewFrame::InitializeWithModality(wxPreviewFrameModalityKind kind)
 {
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     CreateStatusBar();