diff --git a/include/wx/vector.h b/include/wx/vector.h
index ed4bbd3a40..446af9a12c 100644
--- a/include/wx/vector.h
+++ b/include/wx/vector.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ public:
             { return reverse_iterator(m_ptr + n); }
         reverse_iterator& operator-=(difference_type n)
             { m_ptr += n; return *this; }
+        difference_type operator-(const reverse_iterator& it) const
+            { return it.m_ptr - m_ptr; }
 
         reference operator[](difference_type n) const
             { return *(*this + n); }
@@ -215,6 +217,8 @@ public:
             { return const_reverse_iterator(m_ptr + n); }
         const_reverse_iterator& operator-=(difference_type n)
             { m_ptr += n; return *this; }
+        difference_type operator-(const const_reverse_iterator& it) const
+            { return it.m_ptr - m_ptr; }
 
         const_reference operator[](difference_type n) const
             { return *(*this + n); }
diff --git a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
index 070babe160..62e12e290e 100644
--- a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
+++ b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
@@ -331,3 +331,23 @@ TEST_CASE("wxVector::operator==", "[vector][compare]")
     v2.push_back("baz");
     CHECK( v1 != v2 );
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("wxVector::reverse_iterator", "[vector][reverse_iterator]")
+{
+    wxVector<int> v;
+    for ( int i = 0; i < 10; ++i )
+        v.push_back(i + 1);
+
+    const wxVector<int>::reverse_iterator rb = v.rbegin();
+    const wxVector<int>::reverse_iterator re = v.rend();
+    CHECK( re - rb == 10 );
+
+    wxVector<int>::reverse_iterator ri = rb;
+    ++ri;
+    CHECK( ri - rb == 1 );
+    CHECK( re - ri == 9 );
+
+    ri = rb + 2;
+    CHECK( ri - rb == 2 );
+    CHECK( re - ri == 8 );
+}