diff --git a/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h b/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
index 454ce5b378..d706cb813e 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/listctrl.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public:
     void SetTextColour(const wxColour& col);
     long GetTopItem() const;
 
+    virtual bool HasCheckboxes() const wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual bool EnableCheckboxes(bool enable = true) wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual bool IsItemChecked(long item) const wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual void CheckItem(long item, bool check) wxOVERRIDE;
+
     void SetSingleStyle( long style, bool add = true ) ;
     void SetWindowStyleFlag( long style ) wxOVERRIDE;
     void RecreateWindow() {}
diff --git a/include/wx/generic/private/listctrl.h b/include/wx/generic/private/listctrl.h
index 72f1727765..7c13269955 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/private/listctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/private/listctrl.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ public:
     // is this item selected? [NB: not used in virtual mode]
     bool m_highlighted;
 
+    bool m_checked;
+
     // back pointer to the list ctrl
     wxListMainWindow *m_owner;
 
@@ -249,6 +251,9 @@ public:
     void SetImage( int index, int image );
     int GetImage( int index ) const;
 
+    void Check(bool check) {m_checked = check; }
+    bool IsChecked() { return m_checked; }
+
     bool HasImage() const { return GetImage() != -1; }
     bool HasText() const { return !GetText(0).empty(); }
 
@@ -636,6 +641,11 @@ public:
     bool GetItemPosition( long item, wxPoint& pos ) const;
     int GetSelectedItemCount() const;
 
+    bool HasCheckboxes() const;
+    bool EnableCheckboxes(bool enable = true);
+    bool IsItemChecked(long item) const;
+    void CheckItem(long item, bool check);
+
     wxString GetItemText(long item, int col = 0) const
     {
         wxListItem info;
@@ -779,6 +789,8 @@ protected:
            m_lineBeforeLastClicked,
            m_lineSelectSingleOnUp;
 
+    bool m_hasCheckboxes;
+
 protected:
     wxWindow *GetMainWindowOfCompositeControl() wxOVERRIDE { return GetParent(); }
 
diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index 3b48b76c36..93efcf2723 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ wxListLineData::wxListLineData( wxListMainWindow *owner )
         m_gi = new GeometryInfo;
 
     m_highlighted = false;
+    m_checked = false;
 
     InitItems( GetMode() == wxLC_REPORT ? m_owner->GetColumnCount() : 1 );
 }
@@ -1588,6 +1589,8 @@ void wxListMainWindow::Init()
     m_lineLastClicked =
     m_lineSelectSingleOnUp =
     m_lineBeforeLastClicked = (size_t)-1;
+
+    m_hasCheckboxes = false;
 }
 
 wxListMainWindow::wxListMainWindow()
@@ -3673,6 +3676,41 @@ bool wxListMainWindow::GetItemPosition(long item, wxPoint& pos) const
     return true;
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// checkboxes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+bool wxListMainWindow::HasCheckboxes() const
+{
+    return m_hasCheckboxes;
+}
+
+bool wxListMainWindow::EnableCheckboxes(bool enable)
+{
+    m_hasCheckboxes = enable;
+    Refresh();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void wxListMainWindow::CheckItem(long item, bool state)
+{
+    wxListLineData *line = GetLine((size_t)item);
+    line->Check(state);
+
+    RefreshLine(item);
+
+    SendNotify(item, state ? wxEVT_LIST_ITEM_CHECKED
+        : wxEVT_LIST_ITEM_UNCHECKED);
+}
+
+bool wxListMainWindow::IsItemChecked(long item) const
+{
+    wxListLineData *line = GetLine((size_t)item);
+    return line->IsChecked();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // geometry calculation
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4691,6 +4729,36 @@ void wxGenericListCtrl::OnScroll(wxScrollWinEvent& event)
     event.Skip();
 }
 
+bool wxGenericListCtrl::HasCheckboxes() const
+{
+    if (!InReportView())
+        return false;
+
+    return m_mainWin->HasCheckboxes();
+}
+
+bool wxGenericListCtrl::EnableCheckboxes(bool enable)
+{
+    if (!InReportView())
+        return false;
+
+    return m_mainWin->EnableCheckboxes(enable);
+}
+
+void wxGenericListCtrl::CheckItem(long item, bool state)
+{
+    if (InReportView())
+        m_mainWin->CheckItem(item, state);
+}
+
+bool wxGenericListCtrl::IsItemChecked(long item) const
+{
+    if (!InReportView())
+        return false;
+
+    return m_mainWin->IsItemChecked(item);
+}
+
 void wxGenericListCtrl::SetSingleStyle( long style, bool add )
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( !(style & wxLC_VIRTUAL),