diff --git a/include/wx/mac/carbon/app.h b/include/wx/mac/carbon/app.h
index 168ae5c73c..c6e85e926a 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/carbon/app.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/carbon/app.h
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ public:
     // in response of a reopen-application apple event
     virtual void         MacReopenApp() ;
 
+#if wxABI_VERSION >= 20808   
+    // Hide the application windows the same as the system hide command would do it.
+    void MacHideApp();
+#endif
+
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
index 47a2e64f87..1b8f575369 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -1677,3 +1677,14 @@ void wxApp::MacCreateKeyEvent( wxKeyEvent& event, wxWindow* focus , long keymess
     event.SetTimestamp(when);
     event.SetEventObject(focus);
 }
+
+
+void wxApp::MacHideApp()
+{
+    wxMacCarbonEvent event( kEventClassCommand , kEventCommandProcess );
+    HICommand command;
+    memset( &command, 0 , sizeof(command) );
+    command.commandID = kHICommandHide ;
+    event.SetParameter<HICommand>(kEventParamDirectObject, command );       
+    SendEventToApplication( event );
+}
diff --git a/version-script.in b/version-script.in
index f9a3e04a19..fbf32c4e78 100644
--- a/version-script.in
+++ b/version-script.in
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # public symbols added in 2.8.8 (please keep in alphabetical order):
 @WX_VERSION_TAG@.8 {
     global:
+	*wxApp*MacHideApp*;
         *TimeZone*Make*;
         *wxRemotelyScrolledTreeCtrl*DoCalcScrolledPosition*;
         *wxRemotelyScrolledTreeCtrl*SetScrollbar*;