diff --git a/include/wx/clipbrd.h b/include/wx/clipbrd.h
index 9d1c67cd62..3376472381 100644
--- a/include/wx/clipbrd.h
+++ b/include/wx/clipbrd.h
@@ -111,12 +111,11 @@ public:
     bool SupportsFormat(const wxDataFormat& format) const;
     void AddFormat(const wxDataFormat& format);
 
-    virtual wxEvent *Clone() const { return new wxClipboardEvent(*this); }
+    virtual wxEvent *Clone() const;
 
 protected:
     wxVector<wxDataFormat> m_formats;
 
-private:
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(wxClipboardEvent)
 };
 
diff --git a/src/common/clipcmn.cpp b/src/common/clipcmn.cpp
index baa2db4a07..133c18967a 100644
--- a/src/common/clipcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/clipcmn.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ wxClipboardEvent::wxClipboardEvent(const wxClipboardEvent& event)
 {
 }
 
+wxEvent* wxClipboardEvent::Clone() const
+{
+    return new wxClipboardEvent(*this);
+}
+
 bool wxClipboardEvent::SupportsFormat( const wxDataFormat &format ) const
 {
 #ifdef __WXGTK20__