diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index ca37a9cfa7..f52356bd72 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxToolBar;
 
 class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlResourceHandler;
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactory;
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList;
+class wxXmlResourceModule;
 
 
 // These macros indicate current version of XML resources (this information is
@@ -133,6 +136,11 @@ public:
 
     // Removes all handlers
     void ClearHandlers();
+    
+    // Registers subclasses factory for use in XRC. This function is not meant
+    // for public use, please see the comment above wxXmlSubclassFactory
+    // definition.
+    static void AddSubclassFactory(wxXmlSubclassFactory *factory);
 
     // Loads menu from resource. Returns NULL on failure.
     wxMenu *LoadMenu(const wxString& name);
@@ -244,6 +252,9 @@ private:
 #endif
 
     friend class wxXmlResourceHandler;
+    friend class wxXmlResourceModule;
+
+    static wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList *ms_subclassFactories;
 
     // singleton instance:
     static wxXmlResource *ms_instance;
@@ -438,6 +449,20 @@ protected:
 void wxXmlInitResourceModule();
 
 
+// This class is used to create instances of XRC "object" nodes with "subclass"
+// property. It is _not_ supposed to be used by XRC users, you should instead
+// register your subclasses via wxWindows' RTTI mechanism. This class is useful
+// only for language bindings developer who need a way to implement subclassing
+// in wxWindows ports that don't support wxRTTI (e.g. wxPython).
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactory
+{
+public:
+    // Try to create instance of given class and return it, return NULL on failure:
+    virtual wxObject *Create(const wxString& className) = 0;
+    virtual ~wxXmlSubclassFactory() {}
+};
+
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Backward compatibility macros. Do *NOT* use, they may disappear in future
    versions of the XRC library!
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 87087f7421..17581fa357 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,40 @@ wxObject *wxXmlResource::CreateResFromNode(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent, wx
 }
 
 
+#include "wx/listimpl.cpp"
+WX_DECLARE_LIST(wxXmlSubclassFactory, wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList);
+WX_DEFINE_LIST(wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList);
+
+wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList *wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories = NULL;
+
+/*static*/ void wxXmlResource::AddSubclassFactory(wxXmlSubclassFactory *factory)
+{
+    if (!ms_subclassFactories)
+    {
+        ms_subclassFactories = new wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList;
+        ms_subclassFactories->DeleteContents(TRUE);
+    }
+    ms_subclassFactories->Append(factory);
+}
+
+class wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX : public wxXmlSubclassFactory
+{
+public:
+    ~wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX() {}
+
+    wxObject *Create(const wxString& className)
+    {
+        wxClassInfo* classInfo = wxClassInfo::FindClass(className);
+
+        if (classInfo)
+            return classInfo->CreateObject();
+        else
+            return NULL;
+    }
+};
+
+
+
 
 
 wxXmlResourceHandler::wxXmlResourceHandler()
@@ -568,18 +602,23 @@ wxObject *wxXmlResourceHandler::CreateResource(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent
         !(m_resource->GetFlags() & wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING))
     {
         wxString subclass = node->GetPropVal(wxT("subclass"), wxEmptyString);
-        wxClassInfo* classInfo = wxClassInfo::FindClass(subclass);
-
-        if (classInfo)
-            m_instance = classInfo->CreateObject();
-
-        if (!m_instance)
+        if (!subclass.empty())
         {
-            wxLogError(_("Subclass '%s' not found for resource '%s', not subclassing!"),
-                       subclass.c_str(), node->GetPropVal(wxT("name"), wxEmptyString).c_str());
-        }
+            for (wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList::Node *i = wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories->GetFirst();
+                 i; i = i->GetNext())
+            {
+                m_instance = i->GetData()->Create(subclass);
+                if (m_instance)
+                    break;
+            }
 
-        m_instance = classInfo->CreateObject();
+            if (!m_instance)
+            {
+                wxString name = node->GetPropVal(wxT("name"), wxEmptyString);
+                wxLogError(_("Subclass '%s' not found for resource '%s', not subclassing!"),
+                           subclass.c_str(), name.c_str());
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     m_node = node;
@@ -1167,11 +1206,13 @@ public:
     wxXmlResourceModule() {}
     bool OnInit()
     {
+        wxXmlResource::AddSubclassFactory(new wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX);
         return TRUE;
     }
     void OnExit()
     {
         delete wxXmlResource::Set(NULL);
+        wxDELETE(wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories);
         CleanXRCID_Records();
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index ca37a9cfa7..f52356bd72 100644
--- a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxToolBar;
 
 class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlResourceHandler;
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactory;
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList;
+class wxXmlResourceModule;
 
 
 // These macros indicate current version of XML resources (this information is
@@ -133,6 +136,11 @@ public:
 
     // Removes all handlers
     void ClearHandlers();
+    
+    // Registers subclasses factory for use in XRC. This function is not meant
+    // for public use, please see the comment above wxXmlSubclassFactory
+    // definition.
+    static void AddSubclassFactory(wxXmlSubclassFactory *factory);
 
     // Loads menu from resource. Returns NULL on failure.
     wxMenu *LoadMenu(const wxString& name);
@@ -244,6 +252,9 @@ private:
 #endif
 
     friend class wxXmlResourceHandler;
+    friend class wxXmlResourceModule;
+
+    static wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList *ms_subclassFactories;
 
     // singleton instance:
     static wxXmlResource *ms_instance;
@@ -438,6 +449,20 @@ protected:
 void wxXmlInitResourceModule();
 
 
+// This class is used to create instances of XRC "object" nodes with "subclass"
+// property. It is _not_ supposed to be used by XRC users, you should instead
+// register your subclasses via wxWindows' RTTI mechanism. This class is useful
+// only for language bindings developer who need a way to implement subclassing
+// in wxWindows ports that don't support wxRTTI (e.g. wxPython).
+class WXXMLDLLEXPORT wxXmlSubclassFactory
+{
+public:
+    // Try to create instance of given class and return it, return NULL on failure:
+    virtual wxObject *Create(const wxString& className) = 0;
+    virtual ~wxXmlSubclassFactory() {}
+};
+
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Backward compatibility macros. Do *NOT* use, they may disappear in future
    versions of the XRC library!
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 87087f7421..17581fa357 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,40 @@ wxObject *wxXmlResource::CreateResFromNode(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent, wx
 }
 
 
+#include "wx/listimpl.cpp"
+WX_DECLARE_LIST(wxXmlSubclassFactory, wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList);
+WX_DEFINE_LIST(wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList);
+
+wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList *wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories = NULL;
+
+/*static*/ void wxXmlResource::AddSubclassFactory(wxXmlSubclassFactory *factory)
+{
+    if (!ms_subclassFactories)
+    {
+        ms_subclassFactories = new wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList;
+        ms_subclassFactories->DeleteContents(TRUE);
+    }
+    ms_subclassFactories->Append(factory);
+}
+
+class wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX : public wxXmlSubclassFactory
+{
+public:
+    ~wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX() {}
+
+    wxObject *Create(const wxString& className)
+    {
+        wxClassInfo* classInfo = wxClassInfo::FindClass(className);
+
+        if (classInfo)
+            return classInfo->CreateObject();
+        else
+            return NULL;
+    }
+};
+
+
+
 
 
 wxXmlResourceHandler::wxXmlResourceHandler()
@@ -568,18 +602,23 @@ wxObject *wxXmlResourceHandler::CreateResource(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent
         !(m_resource->GetFlags() & wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING))
     {
         wxString subclass = node->GetPropVal(wxT("subclass"), wxEmptyString);
-        wxClassInfo* classInfo = wxClassInfo::FindClass(subclass);
-
-        if (classInfo)
-            m_instance = classInfo->CreateObject();
-
-        if (!m_instance)
+        if (!subclass.empty())
         {
-            wxLogError(_("Subclass '%s' not found for resource '%s', not subclassing!"),
-                       subclass.c_str(), node->GetPropVal(wxT("name"), wxEmptyString).c_str());
-        }
+            for (wxXmlSubclassFactoriesList::Node *i = wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories->GetFirst();
+                 i; i = i->GetNext())
+            {
+                m_instance = i->GetData()->Create(subclass);
+                if (m_instance)
+                    break;
+            }
 
-        m_instance = classInfo->CreateObject();
+            if (!m_instance)
+            {
+                wxString name = node->GetPropVal(wxT("name"), wxEmptyString);
+                wxLogError(_("Subclass '%s' not found for resource '%s', not subclassing!"),
+                           subclass.c_str(), name.c_str());
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     m_node = node;
@@ -1167,11 +1206,13 @@ public:
     wxXmlResourceModule() {}
     bool OnInit()
     {
+        wxXmlResource::AddSubclassFactory(new wxXmlSubclassFactoryCXX);
         return TRUE;
     }
     void OnExit()
     {
         delete wxXmlResource::Set(NULL);
+        wxDELETE(wxXmlResource::ms_subclassFactories);
         CleanXRCID_Records();
     }
 };