diff --git a/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 724177db56..39de6719eb 100644
--- a/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -5020,6 +5020,9 @@ public:
     // Retrieve the selected text.
     wxCharBuffer GetSelectedTextRaw();
 
+    // Retrieve the target text.
+    wxCharBuffer GetTargetTextRaw();
+
     // Retrieve a range of text.
     wxCharBuffer GetTextRangeRaw(int startPos, int endPos);
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/stc/stc.h b/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
index 89c5857b9f..3db14daaa7 100644
--- a/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -6357,6 +6357,11 @@ public:
     */
     wxCharBuffer GetSelectedTextRaw();
 
+    /**
+       Retrieve the target text.
+    */
+    wxCharBuffer GetTargetTextRaw();
+
     /**
        Retrieve a range of text.
     */
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 9d21dd366d..1e4c609889 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -5009,6 +5009,17 @@ wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetSelectedTextRaw()
     return buf;
 }
 
+wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetTargetTextRaw()
+{
+    // Calculate the length needed first.
+    const int len = SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETEND, 0, 0) - SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETSTART, 0, 0);
+
+    // And then really get the data.
+    wxCharBuffer buf(len);
+    SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETTEXT, 0, (sptr_t)buf.data());
+    return buf;
+}
+
 wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetTextRangeRaw(int startPos, int endPos)
 {
     if (endPos < startPos) {
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index 972fe92f1a..f2a1dc5fb7 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -715,6 +715,17 @@ wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetSelectedTextRaw()
     return buf;
 }
 
+wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetTargetTextRaw()
+{
+    // Calculate the length needed first.
+    const int len = SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETEND, 0, 0) - SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETSTART, 0, 0);
+
+    // And then really get the data.
+    wxCharBuffer buf(len);
+    SendMsg(SCI_GETTARGETTEXT, 0, (sptr_t)buf.data());
+    return buf;
+}
+
 wxCharBuffer wxStyledTextCtrl::GetTextRangeRaw(int startPos, int endPos)
 {
     if (endPos < startPos) {
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.h.in b/src/stc/stc.h.in
index 7a7c93e900..6261700f9f 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ public:
     // Retrieve the selected text.
     wxCharBuffer GetSelectedTextRaw();
 
+    // Retrieve the target text.
+    wxCharBuffer GetTargetTextRaw();
+
     // Retrieve a range of text.
     wxCharBuffer GetTextRangeRaw(int startPos, int endPos);
 
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.interface.h.in b/src/stc/stc.interface.h.in
index c2009c94d4..f786c5dad0 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.interface.h.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.interface.h.in
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ public:
     */
     wxCharBuffer GetSelectedTextRaw();
 
+    /**
+       Retrieve the target text.
+    */
+    wxCharBuffer GetTargetTextRaw();
+
     /**
        Retrieve a range of text.
     */