diff --git a/include/wx/colour.h b/include/wx/colour.h
index eac59a6bd7..e421e19613 100644
--- a/include/wx/colour.h
+++ b/include/wx/colour.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ public:
     static void          ChangeLightness(unsigned char* r, unsigned char* g, unsigned char* b, int ialpha);
 
     wxColour ChangeLightness(int ialpha) const;
+    wxColour& MakeDisabled(unsigned char brightness = 255);
 
     // old, deprecated
     // ---------------
diff --git a/interface/wx/colour.h b/interface/wx/colour.h
index bf051c3ff1..886b65adc6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/colour.h
+++ b/interface/wx/colour.h
@@ -235,7 +235,16 @@ public:
         @since 2.9.0
     */
     static void MakeDisabled(unsigned char* r, unsigned char* g, unsigned char* b, unsigned char brightness = 255);
-    
+
+    /**
+        Make a disabled version of this colour.
+
+        This method modifies the object in place and returns the object itself.
+
+        @since 2.9.5
+     */
+    wxColour& MakeDisabled(unsigned char brightness = 255);
+
     /**
         Create a grey colour from (in/out) rgb parameters using integer arithmetic.
         @since 2.9.0
diff --git a/src/common/colourcmn.cpp b/src/common/colourcmn.cpp
index 013b17cee3..70e4a1d9ca 100644
--- a/src/common/colourcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/colourcmn.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ void wxColourBase::MakeDisabled(unsigned char* r, unsigned char* g, unsigned cha
     *b = AlphaBlend(*b, brightness, 0.4);
 }
 
+wxColour& wxColourBase::MakeDisabled(unsigned char brightness)
+{
+    unsigned char r = Red(),
+                  g = Green(),
+                  b = Blue();
+    MakeDisabled(&r, &g, &b, brightness);
+    Set(r, g, b, Alpha());
+    return static_cast<wxColour&>(*this);
+}
+
 // AlphaBlend is used by ChangeLightness and MakeDisabled
 
 // static