diff --git a/include/wx/dynload.h b/include/wx/dynload.h
index 4e5c5c09fc..8aaa926807 100644
--- a/include/wx/dynload.h
+++ b/include/wx/dynload.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxDllLoader
 {
 public:
 
-    static wxDllType    LoadLibrary(const wxString& name);
+    static wxDllType    LoadLibrary(const wxString& name, bool *success = NULL);
     static void         UnloadLibrary(wxDllType dll);
 
     static wxDllType GetProgramHandle() { return wxDynamicLibrary::GetProgramHandle(); }
diff --git a/src/common/dynload.cpp b/src/common/dynload.cpp
index f330d81665..daf499db98 100644
--- a/src/common/dynload.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dynload.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void wxPluginManager::Unload()
 
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
 
-wxDllType wxDllLoader::LoadLibrary(const wxString &name)
+wxDllType wxDllLoader::LoadLibrary(const wxString &name, bool *success)
 {
     wxPluginLibrary *p = wxPluginManager::LoadLibrary
                          (
@@ -665,6 +665,9 @@ wxDllType wxDllLoader::LoadLibrary(const wxString &name)
                             wxDL_DEFAULT | wxDL_VERBATIM | wxDL_NOSHARE
                          );
 
+    if ( success )
+        *success = p != NULL;
+
     return p ? p->GetLibHandle() : 0;
 }