diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/window.h b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
index ed7b8041a9..3cc62c552d 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
     virtual void Lower();
 
     virtual bool Show( bool show = true );
+    virtual bool IsShown() const;
 
     virtual bool IsRetained() const;
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index ec0bbbe663..1fb91940d8 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -3275,6 +3275,12 @@ bool wxWindowGTK::Show( bool show )
     return true;
 }
 
+bool wxWindowGTK::IsShown() const
+{
+    // return false for non-selected wxNotebook pages
+    return m_isShown && (m_widget == NULL || gtk_widget_get_child_visible(m_widget));
+}
+
 void wxWindowGTK::DoEnable( bool enable )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid window") );