diff --git a/include/wx/thread.h b/include/wx/thread.h
index a8346d20e0..f9751d23c1 100644
--- a/include/wx/thread.h
+++ b/include/wx/thread.h
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ public:
     // identifies a thread inside a process
     wxThreadIdType GetId() const;
 
+    wxThreadKind GetKind() const
+        { return m_isDetached ? wxTHREAD_DETACHED : wxTHREAD_JOINABLE; }
+
     // called when the thread exits - in the context of this thread
     //
     // NB: this function will not be called if the thread is Kill()ed
diff --git a/interface/wx/thread.h b/interface/wx/thread.h
index 050e253525..c454f8e925 100644
--- a/interface/wx/thread.h
+++ b/interface/wx/thread.h
@@ -983,6 +983,13 @@ public:
     */
     wxThreadIdType GetId() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns the thread kind as it was given in the ctor.
+
+        @since 2.9.0
+    */
+    wxThreadKind GetKind() const;
+
     /**
         Gets the priority of the thread, between zero and 100.