diff --git a/wxPython/src/_event.i b/wxPython/src/_event.i
index ce01fce0c9..3a0d4194e4 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_event.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_event.i
@@ -1219,6 +1219,17 @@ public:
     * ", "");
 
 
+    DocDeclStr(
+        int, GetModifiers() const,
+        "Returns a bitmask of the current modifier settings.  Can be used to
+check if the key event has exactly the given modifiers without having
+to explicitly check that the other modifiers are not down.  For
+example::
+
+    if event.GetModifers() == wx.MOD_CONTROL:
+        DoSomething()
+", "");
+
     DocDeclStr(
         bool , ControlDown() const,
         "Returns ``True`` if the Control key was down at the time of the event.", "");