diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index e1b95a68b4..f35b9eea8a 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -2994,24 +2994,30 @@ typedef const void* WXWidget;
 /*  macros to define a class without copy ctor nor assignment operator */
 /*  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L
+    #define wxMEMBER_DELETE = delete
+#else
+    #define wxMEMBER_DELETE
+#endif
+
 #define wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(classname)      \
     private:                                    \
-        classname(const classname&);            \
-        classname& operator=(const classname&)
+        classname(const classname&) wxMEMBER_DELETE; \
+        classname& operator=(const classname&) wxMEMBER_DELETE
 
 #define wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_TEMPLATE_CLASS(classname, arg)  \
     private:                                              \
-        classname(const classname<arg>&);                 \
-        classname& operator=(const classname<arg>&)
+        classname(const classname<arg>&) wxMEMBER_DELETE; \
+        classname& operator=(const classname<arg>&) wxMEMBER_DELETE
 
 #define wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_TEMPLATE_CLASS_2(classname, arg1, arg2) \
     private:                                                      \
-        classname(const classname<arg1, arg2>&);                  \
-        classname& operator=(const classname<arg1, arg2>&)
+        classname(const classname<arg1, arg2>&) wxMEMBER_DELETE; \
+        classname& operator=(const classname<arg1, arg2>&) wxMEMBER_DELETE
 
 #define wxDECLARE_NO_ASSIGN_CLASS(classname)    \
     private:                                    \
-        classname& operator=(const classname&)
+        classname& operator=(const classname&) wxMEMBER_DELETE
 
 /* deprecated variants _not_ requiring a semicolon after them */
 #define DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(classname) \