diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
index 579dbf8ceb..bc60710cd9 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public :
     virtual void Paste() wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual bool CanPaste() const wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual void SetEditable(bool editable) wxOVERRIDE ;
+    virtual long GetLastPosition() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void GetSelection( long* from, long* to) const wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual void SetSelection( long from , long to ) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool PositionToXY(long pos, long *x, long *y) const wxOVERRIDE;
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste() wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual bool CanPaste() const wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual void SetEditable(bool editable) wxOVERRIDE ;
+    virtual long GetLastPosition() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void GetSelection( long* from, long* to) const wxOVERRIDE ;
     virtual void SetSelection( long from , long to ) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool PositionToXY(long pos, long *x, long *y) const wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
index 9b8f4d11c1..3ca42cbc0c 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
@@ -845,6 +845,12 @@ void wxNSTextViewControl::SetEditable(bool editable)
         [m_textView setEditable: editable];
 }
 
+long wxNSTextViewControl::GetLastPosition() const
+{
+    wxCHECK( m_textView, 0 );
+    return [[m_textView string] length];
+}
+
 void wxNSTextViewControl::GetSelection( long* from, long* to) const
 {
     if (m_textView)
@@ -1221,6 +1227,11 @@ void wxNSTextFieldControl::SetEditable(bool editable)
     [m_textField setEditable:editable];
 }
 
+long wxNSTextFieldControl::GetLastPosition() const
+{
+    return [[m_textField stringValue] length];
+}
+
 void wxNSTextFieldControl::GetSelection( long* from, long* to) const
 {
     NSText* editor = [m_textField currentEditor];