diff --git a/include/wx/dataview.h b/include/wx/dataview.h
index 4088372096..66ef3ea532 100644
--- a/include/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/dataview.h
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ public:
     // implement base methods
     virtual unsigned int GetChildren( const wxDataViewItem &item, wxDataViewItemArray &children ) const;
 
-    // internal
     unsigned int GetCount() const { return m_hash.GetCount(); }
 
 private:
@@ -398,9 +397,10 @@ public:
     // implement base methods
     virtual unsigned int GetChildren( const wxDataViewItem &item, wxDataViewItemArray &children ) const;
 
+    unsigned int GetCount() const { return m_size; }
+
     // internal
     virtual bool IsVirtualListModel() const { return true; }
-    unsigned int GetCount() const { return m_size; }
 
 private:
     unsigned int m_size;
diff --git a/interface/wx/dataview.h b/interface/wx/dataview.h
index d2a9202f37..c33bb6d0af 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dataview.h
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ public:
     virtual bool GetAttrByRow(unsigned int row, unsigned int col,
                          wxDataViewItemAttr& attr) const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns the number of items (i.e. rows) in the list.
+    */
+    unsigned int GetCount() const;
+
     /**
         Returns the wxDataViewItem at the given @e row.
     */
@@ -458,6 +463,11 @@ public:
         Constructor.
     */
     wxDataViewVirtualListModel(unsigned int initial_size = 0);
+
+    /**
+        Returns the number of virtual items (i.e. rows) in the list.
+    */
+    unsigned int GetCount() const;
 };