diff --git a/include/wx/dfb/bitmap.h b/include/wx/dfb/bitmap.h
index e2d44768b2..c3967b168a 100644
--- a/include/wx/dfb/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/dfb/bitmap.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ public:
     wxBitmap(const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE);
     wxBitmap(const char* const* bits);
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
-    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double WXUNUSED(scale) = 1.0);
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double scale = 1.0)
+        { InitFromImage(image, depth, scale); }
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc))
+        { InitFromImage(image, -1, 1.0); }
 #endif
 
     bool Create(const wxIDirectFBSurfacePtr& surface);
@@ -86,6 +89,8 @@ protected:
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CreateGDIRefData() const;
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CloneGDIRefData(const wxGDIRefData *data) const;
 
+    void InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale);
+
     bool CreateWithFormat(int width, int height, int dfbFormat);
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxBitmap);
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h b/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
index cb9e65e66c..e53186dc16 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/bitmap.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
     wxBitmap( const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE );
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
     wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH, double scale = 1.0);
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc);
 #endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
     wxBitmap(GdkPixbuf* pixbuf, int depth = 0);
     explicit wxBitmap(const wxCursor& cursor);
@@ -147,11 +148,12 @@ public:
     bool HasAlpha() const;
 
 protected:
-#ifndef __WXGTK3__
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
+    void InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale);
+#ifndef __WXGTK3__
     bool CreateFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth);
-#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
 #endif
+#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
 
     virtual wxGDIRefData* CreateGDIRefData() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxGDIRefData* CloneGDIRefData(const wxGDIRefData* data) const wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h b/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
index 313e68c012..8c3111d588 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     wxBitmap( const char* const* bits );
     wxBitmap( const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE );
     wxBitmap( const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double WXUNUSED(scale) = 1.0 ) { (void)CreateFromImage(image, depth); }
+    wxBitmap( const wxImage& image, const wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc) ) { (void)CreateFromImage(image); }
     explicit wxBitmap(const wxCursor& cursor);
     virtual ~wxBitmap();
 
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h b/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
index 7db0b97bc3..59008b119f 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public:
 
     // Convert from wxImage:
     wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double scale = 1.0);
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc);
 
     // Convert from wxIcon
     wxBitmap(const wxIcon& icon) { CopyFromIcon(icon); }
@@ -236,6 +237,9 @@ protected:
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CloneGDIRefData(const wxGDIRefData *data) const wxOVERRIDE;
 
     virtual bool DoCreate(const wxSize& sz, double scale, int depth) wxOVERRIDE;
+
+private:
+    void InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale);
 };
 
 #endif // _WX_BITMAP_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/bitmap.h b/include/wx/qt/bitmap.h
index 2e1315a8fe..11c4ec81e9 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/bitmap.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     wxBitmap(const char* const* bits);
     wxBitmap(const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM);
     wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH, double scale = 1.0);
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc);
 
     // Convert from wxIcon / wxCursor
     wxBitmap(const wxIcon& icon) { CopyFromIcon(icon); }
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ protected:
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CreateGDIRefData() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CloneGDIRefData(const wxGDIRefData *data) const wxOVERRIDE;
 
+private:
+    void InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale));
+
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxBitmap);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/wx/x11/bitmap.h b/include/wx/x11/bitmap.h
index 9f46c9cbd4..c7cf0616ff 100644
--- a/include/wx/x11/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/x11/bitmap.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
     wxBitmap( const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double WXUNUSED(scale) = 1.0 ) { (void)CreateFromImage(image, depth); }
+    wxBitmap( const wxImage& image, const wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc) ) { (void)CreateFromImage(image); }
     wxImage ConvertToImage() const;
     bool CreateFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth = -1);
 #endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
diff --git a/interface/wx/bitmap.h b/interface/wx/bitmap.h
index 9f38ccff5d..0faae1d891 100644
--- a/interface/wx/bitmap.h
+++ b/interface/wx/bitmap.h
@@ -367,6 +367,23 @@ public:
     */
     wxBitmap(const wxImage& img, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
 
+    /**
+        Creates a bitmap compatible with the given DC from the given image.
+
+        This constructor initializes the bitmap with the data of the given
+        image, which must be valid, but inherits the scaling factor from the
+        given device context instead of simply using the default factor of 1.
+
+        @param img
+            Platform-independent wxImage object.
+        @param dc
+            DC from which the scaling factor is inherited
+
+        @since 3.1.7 (previously this constructor overload was only available
+            in wxMSW port)
+     */
+    wxBitmap(const wxImage& img, const wxDC& dc);
+
     /**
         Creates bitmap corresponding to the given cursor.
 
diff --git a/src/dfb/bitmap.cpp b/src/dfb/bitmap.cpp
index 98a0167eb4..47ed640950 100644
--- a/src/dfb/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/bitmap.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ bool wxBitmap::CreateWithFormat(int width, int height, int dfbFormat)
 }
 
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
-wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& imageOrig, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale))
+void wxBitmap::InitFromImage(const wxImage& imageOrig, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale))
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( imageOrig.IsOk(), wxT("invalid image") );
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp b/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
index 095b09b78c..7cb3e7bb63 100644
--- a/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/bitmap.cpp
@@ -16,15 +16,12 @@
     #include "wx/image.h"
     #include "wx/colour.h"
     #include "wx/cursor.h"
+    #include "wx/dc.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/math.h"
 #include "wx/rawbmp.h"
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK3__
-#include "wx/dc.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "wx/gtk/private/object.h"
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
 
@@ -593,7 +590,7 @@ static void CopyImageData(
 
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
-wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
+void wxBitmap::InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
 {
     wxCHECK_RET(image.IsOk(), "invalid image");
 
@@ -640,7 +637,7 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
     }
 }
 #else
-wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale))
+void wxBitmap::InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale))
 {
     wxCHECK_RET(image.IsOk(), "invalid image");
 
@@ -786,6 +783,16 @@ bool wxBitmap::CreateFromImageAsPixbuf(const wxImage& image)
 }
 #endif
 
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, depth, scale);
+}
+
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, -1, dc.GetContentScaleFactor());
+}
+
 wxImage wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() const
 {
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
diff --git a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
index 9ffe066f9c..0f8824d81a 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ bool wxBitmap::Create(const void* data, wxBitmapType type, int width, int height
 
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
 
-wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
+void wxBitmap::InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( image.IsOk(), wxT("invalid image") );
 
@@ -1235,6 +1235,16 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
     }
 }
 
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, depth, scale);
+}
+
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, -1, dc.GetContentScaleFactor());
+}
+
 wxImage wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() const
 {
     wxImage image;
diff --git a/src/qt/bitmap.cpp b/src/qt/bitmap.cpp
index 770c20c148..46e7707036 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitmap.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <QtWidgets/QLabel>
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/dc.h"
     #include "wx/icon.h"
     #include "wx/image.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type )
     LoadFile(filename, type);
 }
 
-wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale) )
+void wxBitmap::InitFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale) )
 {
     Qt::ImageConversionFlags flags = 0;
     if (depth == 1)
@@ -217,6 +218,16 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double WXUNUSED(scale) )
     m_refData = new wxBitmapRefData(QPixmap::fromImage(ConvertImage(image), flags));
 }
 
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, int depth, double scale)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, depth, scale);
+}
+
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxImage& image, const wxDC& dc)
+{
+    InitFromImage(image, -1, dc.GetContentScaleFactor());
+}
+
 wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxCursor& cursor)
 {
     // note that pixmap could be invalid if is not a pixmap cursor
diff --git a/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp b/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
index e2a50281b6..dde38ad8c4 100644
--- a/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1699,12 +1699,9 @@ TEST_CASE("Bitmap::DC", "[bitmap][dc]")
     wxBitmap bmp(10, 10, dc);
     CHECK( bmp.IsOk() );
 
-    // wxBitmap ctor from wxImage and wxDC is not available in the other ports.
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
     wxImage image(10, 10);
     wxBitmap bmpFromImage(image, dc);
     CHECK( bmpFromImage.IsOk() );
-#endif // __WXMSW__
 #endif // wxUSE_SVG
 }
 
@@ -1727,7 +1724,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Bitmap::ScaleFactor", "[bitmap][dc][scale]")
     CHECK( bmp2.GetScaleFactor() == 2 );
     CHECK( bmp2.GetSize() == wxSize(8, 8) );
 
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
     // A compatible bitmap created from wxImage and this DC should also inherit
     // the same scale factor, but its size should be still the same as that of
     // the image.
@@ -1735,7 +1731,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Bitmap::ScaleFactor", "[bitmap][dc][scale]")
     wxBitmap bmp3(img, dc);
     CHECK( bmp3.GetScaleFactor() == 2 );
     CHECK( bmp3.GetSize() == wxSize(16, 16) );
-#endif // __WXMSW__
 }
 
 #endif // ports with scaled bitmaps support