diff --git a/include/wx/vector.h b/include/wx/vector.h
index c8b6320653..7b10147b6c 100644
--- a/include/wx/vector.h
+++ b/include/wx/vector.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ inline void wxVectorSort(wxVector<T>& v)
     std::sort(v.begin(), v.end());
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+inline bool wxVectorContains(const wxVector<T>& v, const T& obj)
+{
+    return std::find(v.begin(), v.end(), obj) != v.end();
+}
+
 #else // !wxUSE_STD_CONTAINERS
 
 #include "wx/scopeguard.h"
@@ -688,7 +694,17 @@ void wxVectorSort(wxVector<T>& v)
             wxPrivate::wxVectorComparator<T>::Compare, NULL);
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+inline bool wxVectorContains(const wxVector<T>& v, const T& obj)
+{
+    for ( size_t n = 0; n < v.size(); ++n )
+    {
+        if ( v[n] == obj )
+            return true;
+    }
 
+    return false;
+}
 
 #endif // wxUSE_STD_CONTAINERS/!wxUSE_STD_CONTAINERS
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/vector.h b/interface/wx/vector.h
index 60d953d94b..1b7ba19326 100644
--- a/interface/wx/vector.h
+++ b/interface/wx/vector.h
@@ -307,3 +307,13 @@ public:
 */
 template<typename T>
 void wxVectorSort(wxVector<T>& v);
+
+/**
+    Returns true if the vector contains the given value.
+
+    This is just a trivial wrapper around std::find().
+
+    @since 3.1.5
+ */
+template<typename T>
+bool wxVectorContains(const wxVector<T>& v, const T& value);
diff --git a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
index 0081f56450..166133718f 100644
--- a/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
+++ b/tests/vectors/vectors.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,22 @@ TEST_CASE("wxVector::Sort", "[vector][sort]")
     }
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("wxVector::Contains", "[vector][contains]")
+{
+    wxVector<int> v;
+    CHECK( !wxVectorContains(v, 0) );
+
+    v.push_back(3);
+    CHECK( wxVectorContains(v, 3) );
+
+    v.push_back(2);
+    v.push_back(3);
+
+    CHECK( wxVectorContains(v, 2) );
+    CHECK( wxVectorContains(v, 3) );
+    CHECK( !wxVectorContains(v, 1) );
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("wxVector::operator==", "[vector][compare]")
 {
     wxVector<wxString> v1, v2;