diff --git a/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h b/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
index 9fd20675fb..61420faaec 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/bitmap.h
@@ -166,9 +166,13 @@ public:
     // returns a CGImageRef which must released after usage with CGImageRelease
     CGImageRef CreateCGImage() const ;
 
-#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_IPHONE
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
     // returns an autoreleased version of the image
     WX_NSImage GetNSImage() const;
+#endif
+#if wxOSX_USE_IPHONE
+    // returns an autoreleased version of the image
+    WX_UIImage GetUIImage() const;
 #endif
     // returns a IconRef which must be retained before and released after usage
     IconRef GetIconRef() const;
diff --git a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
index 15e8a233f0..86df441f9d 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ IconRef wxBitmap::CreateIconRef() const
 }
 #endif
 
-#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_IPHONE
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
 
 WX_NSImage wxBitmap::GetNSImage() const
 {
@@ -1029,6 +1029,15 @@ WX_NSImage wxBitmap::GetNSImage() const
 
 #endif
 
+#if wxOSX_USE_IPHONE
+
+WX_UIImage wxBitmap::GetUIImage() const
+{
+    wxCFRef< CGImageRef > cgimage(CreateCGImage());
+    return wxOSXCreateUIImageFromCGImage( cgimage );
+}
+
+#endif
 wxBitmap wxBitmap::GetSubBitmap(const wxRect &rect) const
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( Ok() &&