diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index f4477868b1..6f0128c76d 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -2891,10 +2891,12 @@ public:
         m_setEnabled =
         m_setShown =
         m_setText =
-        m_setChecked = false;
+        m_setChecked =
+        m_isCheckable = false;
     }
     wxUpdateUIEvent(const wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
         : wxCommandEvent(event),
+          m_isCheckable(event.m_isCheckable),
           m_checked(event.m_checked),
           m_enabled(event.m_enabled),
           m_shown(event.m_shown),
@@ -2919,6 +2921,10 @@ public:
     void Show(bool show) { m_shown = show; m_setShown = true; }
     void SetText(const wxString& text) { m_text = text; m_setText = true; }
 
+    // Set a flag saying if the object being updated supports the check action
+    bool IsCheckable() const { return m_isCheckable; }
+    void SetIsCheckable(bool aCheckable) { m_isCheckable = aCheckable; }
+
     // Sets the interval between updates in milliseconds.
     // Set to -1 to disable updates, or to 0 to update as frequently as possible.
     static void SetUpdateInterval(long updateInterval) { sm_updateInterval = updateInterval; }
@@ -2944,6 +2950,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxEvent *Clone() const wxOVERRIDE { return new wxUpdateUIEvent(*this); }
 
 protected:
+    bool          m_isCheckable;
     bool          m_checked;
     bool          m_enabled;
     bool          m_shown;
diff --git a/interface/wx/event.h b/interface/wx/event.h
index ff18c94bb1..d2683e5970 100644
--- a/interface/wx/event.h
+++ b/interface/wx/event.h
@@ -2374,6 +2374,13 @@ public:
     */
     bool GetEnabled() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns @true if the UI element can be checked.
+
+        @since 3.1.5
+    */
+    bool IsCheckable() const;
+
     /**
         Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets will send update
         events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that they will process
diff --git a/src/aui/auibar.cpp b/src/aui/auibar.cpp
index f97bf53adb..83f022371e 100644
--- a/src/aui/auibar.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/auibar.cpp
@@ -2200,6 +2200,9 @@ void wxAuiToolBar::DoIdleUpdate()
         wxUpdateUIEvent evt(item.m_toolId);
         evt.SetEventObject(this);
 
+        if ( item.m_kind == wxITEM_CHECK || item.m_kind == wxITEM_RADIO )
+            evt.SetIsCheckable(true);
+
         if (handler->ProcessEvent(evt))
         {
             if (evt.GetSetEnabled())
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 73e0568c50..da51fc32b1 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ void wxMenuBase::UpdateUI(wxEvtHandler* source)
             wxWindowID itemid = item->GetId();
             wxUpdateUIEvent event(itemid);
             event.SetEventObject( this );
+            event.SetIsCheckable(item->IsCheckable());
 
             if ( source->ProcessEvent(event) )
             {
diff --git a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
index 3c2a6e99a7..285a5ddb8f 100644
--- a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ void wxToolBarBase::UpdateWindowUI(long flags)
 
         wxUpdateUIEvent event(toolid);
         event.SetEventObject(this);
+        event.SetIsCheckable(tool->CanBeToggled());
 
         if ( evtHandler->ProcessEvent(event) )
         {
diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index 9b2e522920..2aca66e556 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -2817,6 +2817,7 @@ void wxWindowBase::UpdateWindowUI(long flags)
 {
     wxUpdateUIEvent event(GetId());
     event.SetEventObject(this);
+    event.SetIsCheckable(true);
 
     if ( GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event) )
     {
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 712f2a95d9..3c8552ffa4 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow
     wxUpdateUIEvent event(menuid);
     event.SetEventObject( this );
 
+    if ( item )
+        event.SetIsCheckable(item->IsCheckable());
+    else
+        event.SetIsCheckable(true);
+
     bool processed = DoProcessEvent(this, event, GetWindow());
 
     if ( !processed && senderWindow != NULL)
diff --git a/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp b/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
index 7e631d88a0..52751002fa 100644
--- a/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
+++ b/src/ribbon/buttonbar.cpp
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ void wxRibbonButtonBar::UpdateWindowUI(long flags)
 
         wxUpdateUIEvent event(id);
         event.SetEventObject(this);
+        event.SetIsCheckable(true);
 
         if ( ProcessWindowEvent(event) )
         {
diff --git a/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp b/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
index ec6c2e0054..dffc8147c4 100644
--- a/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ void wxRibbonToolBar::UpdateWindowUI(long flags)
 
             wxUpdateUIEvent event(id);
             event.SetEventObject(this);
+            event.SetIsCheckable(true);
 
             if ( ProcessWindowEvent(event) )
             {