diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
index 9eb2c7328e..0cd220b0ea 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public :
     wxNSTextFieldControl( wxWindow *wxPeer, wxTextEntry *entry, WXWidget w );
     virtual ~wxNSTextFieldControl();
 
+    virtual bool CanClipMaxLength() const { return true; }
+    virtual void SetMaxLength(unsigned long len);
+        
     virtual wxString GetStringValue() const ;
     virtual void SetStringValue( const wxString &str) ;
     virtual void Copy() ;
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
index 7ccc7990b6..e1b64182ed 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ public :
     virtual void GetSelection( long* from, long* to ) const = 0 ;
     virtual void WriteText( const wxString& str ) = 0 ;
 
+    virtual bool CanClipMaxLength() const { return false; }
+    virtual void SetMaxLength(unsigned long WXUNUSED(len)) {}
+    
     virtual bool GetStyle( long position, wxTextAttr& style);
     virtual void SetStyle( long start, long end, const wxTextAttr& style ) ;
     virtual void Copy() ;