diff --git a/include/wx/txtstrm.h b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
index 83b2f5a002..8cbc1c747b 100644
--- a/include/wx/txtstrm.h
+++ b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ public:
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(const wxChar *string);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(const wxString& string);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(char c);
+#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
+    wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wchar_t wc);
+#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxInt16 c);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxInt32 c);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxUint16 c);
diff --git a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
index 27b0b6c6ed..404f31f594 100644
--- a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
+++ b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(char c)
     return *this;
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
+
+wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(wchar_t wc)
+{
+    WriteString( wxString(&wc, m_conv, 1) );
+}
+
+#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T
+
 wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(wxInt16 c)
 {
     wxString str;