diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index 694dc97ece..ed70b80794 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -418,7 +418,13 @@ public:
 
     @end
 
-    void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods(Class c);
+    // this enum declares which methods should not be overridden in the native view classes
+    enum wxOSXSkipOverrides {
+        wxOSXSKIP_NONE = 0x0,
+        wxOSXSKIP_DRAW = 0x1
+    };
+
+    void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods(Class c, wxOSXSkipOverrides skipFlags = wxOSXSKIP_NONE);
 
     /*
     We need this for ShowModal, as the sheet just disables the parent window and
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/notebook.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/notebook.mm
index 0a3862ac24..853b810e49 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/notebook.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/notebook.mm
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     if (!initialized)
     {
         initialized = YES;
-        wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods( self );
+        wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods( self, wxOSXSKIP_DRAW );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index d0f90d0545..ea145aafb3 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ void wxWidgetCocoaImpl::controlTextDidChange()
 
 #endif
 
-void wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods(Class c)
+void wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods(Class c, wxOSXSkipOverrides skipFlags)
 {
 
 #if OBJC_API_VERSION < 2
@@ -2465,7 +2465,9 @@ void wxOSXCocoaClassAddWXMethods(Class c)
 #if !wxOSX_USE_NATIVE_FLIPPED
     wxOSX_CLASS_ADD_METHOD(c, @selector(isFlipped), (IMP) wxOSX_isFlipped, "c@:" )
 #endif
-    wxOSX_CLASS_ADD_METHOD(c, @selector(drawRect:), (IMP) wxOSX_drawRect, "v@:{_NSRect={_NSPoint=ff}{_NSSize=ff}}" )
+        
+    if ( !(skipFlags & wxOSXSKIP_DRAW) )
+        wxOSX_CLASS_ADD_METHOD(c, @selector(drawRect:), (IMP) wxOSX_drawRect, "v@:{_NSRect={_NSPoint=ff}{_NSSize=ff}}" )
 
     wxOSX_CLASS_ADD_METHOD(c, @selector(controlAction:), (IMP) wxOSX_controlAction, "v@:@" )
     wxOSX_CLASS_ADD_METHOD(c, @selector(controlDoubleAction:), (IMP) wxOSX_controlDoubleAction, "v@:@" )