diff --git a/build/osx/wxcocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/build/osx/wxcocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dc990c893a..6d9a13cb11 100644
--- a/build/osx/wxcocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/build/osx/wxcocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -823,6 +823,8 @@
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+		215958201947310B88BBEDB3 /* statbmp.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FD6B26B5A6A733A89EF5AB9C /* statbmp.mm */; };
+		750C716389AD3ADBABC9D689 /* statbmp_osx.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = F582C6B3A5AA3367BB4DBE97 /* statbmp_osx.cpp */; };
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@@ -4088,6 +4090,8 @@
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@@ -5301,6 +5305,8 @@
 		2E7B4F88F81E37B4A9FF6C0F /* core */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				F582C6B3A5AA3367BB4DBE97 /* statbmp_osx.cpp */,
+				FD6B26B5A6A733A89EF5AB9C /* statbmp.mm */,
 				B0665A40F3FC3F218074C63C /* artmac.cpp */,
 				302A13BC64C238A297F4399F /* brush.cpp */,
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diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
index 85bf77b8cf..8b02bc0f41 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
@@ -558,6 +558,15 @@ public :
                                     long extraStyle);
 #endif
 
+    static wxWidgetImplType*    CreateStaticBitmap( wxWindowMac* wxpeer,
+                                                   wxWindowMac* parent,
+                                                   wxWindowID id,
+                                                   const wxBitmap& bitmap,
+                                                   const wxPoint& pos,
+                                                   const wxSize& size,
+                                                   long style,
+                                                   long extraStyle);
+
     // converts from Toplevel-Content relative to local
     static void Convert( wxPoint *pt , wxWidgetImpl *from , wxWidgetImpl *to );
 protected :