diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h b/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
index 6cd8dafe5b..b3756066cc 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/combobox.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     int Number() const { return GetCount(); }
     void SetSelection( int n );
     void Select( int n ) { return SetSelection( n ); }
-    void SetStringSelection( const wxString &string );
+    bool SetStringSelection( const wxString &string );
     void SetString(int n, const wxString &text);
 
     wxString GetValue() const;
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/combobox.h b/include/wx/gtk1/combobox.h
index 6cd8dafe5b..b3756066cc 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/combobox.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/combobox.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     int Number() const { return GetCount(); }
     void SetSelection( int n );
     void Select( int n ) { return SetSelection( n ); }
-    void SetStringSelection( const wxString &string );
+    bool SetStringSelection( const wxString &string );
     void SetString(int n, const wxString &text);
 
     wxString GetValue() const;
diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index 43ed08ba4a..7660f4a9fa 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -557,13 +557,14 @@ void wxComboBox::SetSelection( int n )
     EnableEvents();
 }
 
-void wxComboBox::SetStringSelection( const wxString &string )
+bool wxComboBox::SetStringSelection( const wxString &string )
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, false, wxT("invalid combobox") );
 
     int res = FindString( string );
-    if (res == -1) return;
+    if (res == -1) return false;
     SetSelection( res );
+    return true;
 }
 
 wxString wxComboBox::GetValue() const
diff --git a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
index 43ed08ba4a..7660f4a9fa 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
@@ -557,13 +557,14 @@ void wxComboBox::SetSelection( int n )
     EnableEvents();
 }
 
-void wxComboBox::SetStringSelection( const wxString &string )
+bool wxComboBox::SetStringSelection( const wxString &string )
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, false, wxT("invalid combobox") );
 
     int res = FindString( string );
-    if (res == -1) return;
+    if (res == -1) return false;
     SetSelection( res );
+    return true;
 }
 
 wxString wxComboBox::GetValue() const