diff --git a/include/wx/ownerdrw.h b/include/wx/ownerdrw.h
index be2ae25d58..50e85b4a64 100644
--- a/include/wx/ownerdrw.h
+++ b/include/wx/ownerdrw.h
@@ -61,9 +61,14 @@ public:
         m_bmpUnchecked = bmpUnchecked;
         m_bOwnerDrawn = true; }
 
-  void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmpChecked)
-      { m_bmpChecked = bmpChecked;
-        m_bOwnerDrawn = true; }
+  void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp, bool bChecked = true)
+  {
+      if ( bChecked )
+          m_bmpChecked = bmp;
+      else
+          m_bmpUnchecked = bmp;
+      m_bOwnerDrawn = true;
+  }
 
   void SetDisabledBitmap( const wxBitmap& bmpDisabled )
       { m_bmpDisabled = bmpDisabled;
diff --git a/interface/wx/menuitem.h b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
index 8566896a96..324dbdc0d2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -274,11 +274,14 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Sets the bitmap for the menu item.
-        It is equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
+
+        It is equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap) if @a
+        checked is @true (default value) or SetBitmaps(wxNullBitmap, bmp)
+        otherwise.
 
         @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxosx,wxgtk}
     */
-    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp);
+    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp, bool checked = true);
 
     /**
         Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item.