diff --git a/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h b/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
index d6d20baa6b..512e165d95 100644
--- a/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
+++ b/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
@@ -1699,6 +1699,11 @@ public:
     */
     void SetProperty(const wxString& name, const wxString& value);
 
+    /**
+        Sets a property by name and wxChar* value.
+    */
+    void SetProperty(const wxString& name, const wxChar* value) { SetProperty(name, wxString(value)); }
+
     /**
         Sets  property by name and long integer value.
     */
diff --git a/interface/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h b/interface/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
index c8451a2b23..71b4958954 100644
--- a/interface/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
+++ b/interface/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
@@ -1574,6 +1574,11 @@ public:
     */
     void SetProperty(const wxString& name, const wxString& value);
 
+    /**
+        Sets a property by name and wxChar* value.
+    */
+    void SetProperty(const wxString& name, const wxChar* value);
+
     /**
         Sets  property by name and long integer value.
     */