diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
index 5fd8e56ab2..70971eeb88 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
@@ -2228,12 +2228,14 @@ be treated as damaged.}
 
 \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
 
-\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}}
+\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
 
-Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be
+Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
 repainted.
 
-This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax.
+This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
+as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this 
+\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
 
 
 \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
diff --git a/include/wx/window.h b/include/wx/window.h
index 50fae004cd..5396fe59ee 100644
--- a/include/wx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/window.h
@@ -692,7 +692,10 @@ public:
                           const wxRect *rect = (const wxRect *) NULL ) = 0;
 
         // a less awkward wrapper for Refresh
-    void RefreshRect(const wxRect& rect) { Refresh(true, &rect); }
+    void RefreshRect(const wxRect& rect, bool eraseBackground = true)
+    {
+        Refresh(eraseBackground, &rect);
+    }
 
         // repaint all invalid areas of the window immediately
     virtual void Update() { }