diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 17f4575489..94b701ca75 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ Note: This file contains the list of changes since wxWidgets 3.x, please see
       docs/changes_30.txt for the changes in the previous versions.
 
 
+INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 3.0.x:
+=================================
+
+Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+- wxRibbonButtonBar::DeleteButton() now deletes and not just removes the button.
+
+
 3.1.0: (released 2014-xx-xx)
 ----------------------------
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/ribbon/buttonbar.h b/interface/wx/ribbon/buttonbar.h
index 27c396d7ac..6eebd7ca91 100644
--- a/interface/wx/ribbon/buttonbar.h
+++ b/interface/wx/ribbon/buttonbar.h
@@ -442,7 +442,10 @@ public:
     
     /**
         Delete a single button from the button bar.
-        
+
+        The corresponding button is deleted by this function, so any pointers to
+        it previously obtained by GetItem() or GetItemById() become invalid.
+
         @see ClearButtons()
     */
     virtual bool DeleteButton(int button_id);
diff --git a/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp b/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
index 39e4c4f247..0dca48d9ee 100644
--- a/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
+++ b/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ bool wxRibbonButtonBar::DeleteButton(int button_id)
         {
             m_layouts_valid = false;
             m_buttons.RemoveAt(i);
+            delete button;
             Realize();
             Refresh();
             return true;