diff --git a/include/wx/dataview.h b/include/wx/dataview.h
index e796ab46c7..9a615e2d28 100644
--- a/include/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/dataview.h
@@ -899,8 +899,8 @@ public:
     int GetDragFlags() const { return m_dragFlags; }
     void SetDropEffect( wxDragResult effect ) { m_dropEffect = effect; }
     wxDragResult GetDropEffect() const { return m_dropEffect; }
-    // for plaforms (currently only OSX) that support Drag/Drop insertion of items,
-    // this is the proposed child index for the insertion
+    // For platforms (currently generic and OSX) that support Drag/Drop
+    // insertion of items, this is the proposed child index for the insertion.
     void SetProposedDropIndex(int index) { m_proposedDropIndex = index; }
     int GetProposedDropIndex() const { return m_proposedDropIndex;}
 #endif // wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
diff --git a/interface/wx/dataview.h b/interface/wx/dataview.h
index 76aae207d3..a294c04e89 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dataview.h
@@ -3919,6 +3919,19 @@ public:
     */
     int GetCacheTo() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns the index of the child item at which an item currently being
+        dragged would be dropped.
+
+        This function can be used from wxEVT_DATAVIEW_ITEM_DROP_POSSIBLE
+        handlers to determine the exact position of the item being dropped.
+
+        Note that it currently always returns wxNOT_FOUND when using native GTK
+        implementation of this control.
+
+        @since 3.1.2
+     */
+    int GetProposedDropIndex() const;
 
     /**
         Returns the item affected by the event.