diff --git a/include/wx/fswatcher.h b/include/wx/fswatcher.h
index 34e14fecd6..ff856722c1 100644
--- a/include/wx/fswatcher.h
+++ b/include/wx/fswatcher.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef void (wxEvtHandler::*wxFileSystemWatcherEventFunction)
 #define wxFileSystemWatcherEventHandler(func) \
     wxEVENT_HANDLER_CAST(wxFileSystemWatcherEventFunction, func)
 
+#define EVT_FSWATCHER(winid, func) \
+    wx__DECLARE_EVT1(wxEVT_FSWATCHER, winid, wxFileSystemWatcherEventHandler(func))
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxFileSystemWatcherBase: interface for wxFileSystemWatcher