diff --git a/include/wx/mac/carbon/dataview.h b/include/wx/mac/carbon/dataview.h
index 2b3eeded38..9c5aa166eb 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/carbon/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/carbon/dataview.h
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ public:
     this->Create(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator );
   }
 
+  ~wxDataViewCtrl();
+
  // explicit control creation
   bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id, wxPoint const& pos=wxDefaultPosition, wxSize const& size=wxDefaultSize, long style=0,
               wxValidator const& validator=wxDefaultValidator);
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dataview.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dataview.cpp
index 5e2df96b5b..5dd666c1ca 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dataview.cpp
@@ -1078,6 +1078,13 @@ IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxDataViewColumn,wxDataViewColumnBase)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxDataViewCtrl
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+wxDataViewCtrl::~wxDataViewCtrl()
+{
+   ClearColumns();
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 void wxDataViewCtrl::Init()
 {