diff --git a/include/wx/generic/imaglist.h b/include/wx/generic/imaglist.h
index 72ce155305..d13864cbbf 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/imaglist.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/imaglist.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class wxImageList: public wxObject
     bool Create();
     int GetImageCount() const;
     int Add( const wxBitmap &bitmap );
+    wxBitmap *GetBitmap(int index);
     bool Replace( int index, const wxBitmap &bitmap );
     bool Remove( int index );
     bool RemoveAll();
diff --git a/src/generic/imaglist.cpp b/src/generic/imaglist.cpp
index 61819c387a..1629c414d9 100644
--- a/src/generic/imaglist.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/imaglist.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ int wxImageList::Add( const wxBitmap &bitmap )
   return m_images.Number();
 };
 
+wxBitmap *wxImageList::GetBitmap(int index) {
+  wxNode *node = m_images.Nth( index );
+  return (wxBitmap*)node->Data();
+}
+    
 bool wxImageList::Replace( int index, const wxBitmap &bitmap )
 {
   wxNode *node = m_images.Nth( index );