diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
index 0a4b3d7452..19e43bc3ca 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ from properties lists below.
     If set to 1, the control is created hidden (default: 0).}
 @row3col{tooltip, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
     Tooltip to use for the control (default: not set).}
+@row3col{variant, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
+    Window variant (see wxWindow::SetWindowVariant()), one of "normal", "small", "mini" or "large" (default: "normal") (new since wxWidgets 3.0.2).}
 @row3col{font, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
     Font to use for the control (default: window's default).}
 @row3col{ownfont, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
diff --git a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
index a7a42d491a..4295cfb9e0 100644
--- a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
+++ b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ stdWindowProperties =
         [xrc:p="o"] element focused {_, t_bool }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element hidden  {_, t_bool }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element tooltip {_, t_text }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element variant {_, t_variant }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element font    {_, t_font }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element ownfont {_, t_font }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element help    {_, t_text }*
@@ -450,6 +451,8 @@ t_font       = (
                    [xrc:p="o"] element relativesize {_, t_float }*
                )
 
+t_variant    = "normal" | "small" | "mini" | "large"
+
 t_imagelist  = (
                    [xrc:p="o"] element mask {_, t_bool }* &
                    [xrc:p="o"] element size {_, t_size }* &
diff --git a/samples/xrc/rc/derivdlg.xrc b/samples/xrc/rc/derivdlg.xrc
index b1df3f0880..26bea4f7c6 100644
--- a/samples/xrc/rc/derivdlg.xrc
+++ b/samples/xrc/rc/derivdlg.xrc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
             <border>5</border>
             <object class="wxButton" name="my_button">
                 <label>My Button</label>
+                <variant>small</variant>
             </object>
         </object>
         <object class="sizeritem">
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 44057f1a4f..601dab6e3f 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -2418,6 +2418,31 @@ void wxXmlResourceHandlerImpl::SetupWindow(wxWindow *wnd)
 {
     //FIXME : add cursor
 
+    const wxString variant = GetParamValue(wxS("variant"));
+    if (!variant.empty())
+    {
+        if (variant == wxS("normal"))
+            wnd->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
+        else if (variant == wxS("small"))
+            wnd->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL);
+        else if (variant == wxS("mini"))
+            wnd->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI);
+        else if (variant == wxS("large"))
+            wnd->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE);
+        else
+        {
+            ReportParamError
+            (
+                wxS("variant"),
+                wxString::Format
+                (
+                    "Invalid window variant \"%s\": must be one of "
+                    "normal|small|mini|large.",
+                    variant
+                )
+            );
+        }
+    }
     if (HasParam(wxT("exstyle")))
         // Have to OR it with existing style, since
         // some implementations (e.g. wxGTK) use the extra style