diff --git a/wxPython/src/_window.i b/wxPython/src/_window.i
index 450d476f26..946e2a3bed 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_window.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_window.i
@@ -973,8 +973,16 @@ do not change.", "");
         wxWindow *, GetGrandParent() const,
         "Returns the parent of the parent of this window, or None if there
 isn't one.", "");
-    
 
+    
+    %extend {
+        DocDeclStr(wxWindow *, GetTopLevelParent(),
+                   "Returns the first frame or dialog in this window's parental hierarchy.", "")
+        {
+            return wxGetTopLevelParent(self);
+        }
+    }
+    
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual bool , IsTopLevel() const,
@@ -2114,6 +2122,7 @@ opaque.", "");
     %property(Font, GetFont, SetFont, doc="See `GetFont` and `SetFont`");
     %property(ForegroundColour, GetForegroundColour, SetForegroundColour, doc="See `GetForegroundColour` and `SetForegroundColour`");
     %property(GrandParent, GetGrandParent, doc="See `GetGrandParent`");
+    %property(TopLevelParent, GetTopLevelParent, doc="See `GetTopLevelParent`");
     %property(Handle, GetHandle, doc="See `GetHandle`");
     %property(HelpText, GetHelpText, SetHelpText, doc="See `GetHelpText` and `SetHelpText`");
     %property(Id, GetId, SetId, doc="See `GetId` and `SetId`");
diff --git a/wxPython/src/gtk/_core.py b/wxPython/src/gtk/_core.py
index 382f2c24a9..d9679b456c 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/gtk/_core.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/gtk/_core.py
@@ -9097,6 +9097,14 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
         """
         return _core_.Window_GetGrandParent(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetTopLevelParent(self) -> Window
+
+        Returns the first frame or dialog in this window's parental hierarchy.
+        """
+        return _core_.Window_GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def IsTopLevel(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         IsTopLevel(self) -> bool
@@ -10393,6 +10401,7 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
     Font = property(GetFont,SetFont,doc="See `GetFont` and `SetFont`") 
     ForegroundColour = property(GetForegroundColour,SetForegroundColour,doc="See `GetForegroundColour` and `SetForegroundColour`") 
     GrandParent = property(GetGrandParent,doc="See `GetGrandParent`") 
+    TopLevelParent = property(GetTopLevelParent,doc="See `GetTopLevelParent`") 
     Handle = property(GetHandle,doc="See `GetHandle`") 
     HelpText = property(GetHelpText,SetHelpText,doc="See `GetHelpText` and `SetHelpText`") 
     Id = property(GetId,SetId,doc="See `GetId` and `SetId`") 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/gtk/_core_wrap.cpp b/wxPython/src/gtk/_core_wrap.cpp
index 0d359f8e19..2f3d915f26 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/gtk/_core_wrap.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/gtk/_core_wrap.cpp
@@ -3885,6 +3885,9 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *wxWindow_GetChildren(wxWindow *self){
             wxWindowList& list = self->GetChildren();
             return wxPy_ConvertList(&list);
         }
+SWIGINTERN wxWindow *wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(wxWindow *self){
+            return wxGetTopLevelParent(self);
+        }
 SWIGINTERN bool wxWindow_RegisterHotKey(wxWindow *self,int hotkeyId,int modifiers,int keycode){
         #if wxUSE_HOTKEY
             return self->RegisterHotKey(hotkeyId, modifiers, keycode);
@@ -36468,6 +36471,36 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *resultobj = 0;
+  wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
+  wxWindow *result = 0 ;
+  void *argp1 = 0 ;
+  int res1 = 0 ;
+  PyObject *swig_obj[1] ;
+  
+  if (!args) SWIG_fail;
+  swig_obj[0] = args;
+  res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(swig_obj[0], &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_wxWindow, 0 |  0 );
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "Window_GetTopLevelParent" "', expected argument " "1"" of type '" "wxWindow *""'"); 
+  }
+  arg1 = reinterpret_cast< wxWindow * >(argp1);
+  {
+    PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    result = (wxWindow *)wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(arg1);
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) SWIG_fail;
+  }
+  {
+    resultobj = wxPyMake_wxObject(result, 0); 
+  }
+  return resultobj;
+fail:
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
@@ -58444,6 +58477,7 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetChildren", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetChildren, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetGrandParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetGrandParent, METH_O, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"Window_GetTopLevelParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_IsTopLevel", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_Reparent", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_Reparent, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_AddChild", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_AddChild, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/_core.py b/wxPython/src/mac/_core.py
index 382f2c24a9..d9679b456c 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/_core.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/_core.py
@@ -9097,6 +9097,14 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
         """
         return _core_.Window_GetGrandParent(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetTopLevelParent(self) -> Window
+
+        Returns the first frame or dialog in this window's parental hierarchy.
+        """
+        return _core_.Window_GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def IsTopLevel(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         IsTopLevel(self) -> bool
@@ -10393,6 +10401,7 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
     Font = property(GetFont,SetFont,doc="See `GetFont` and `SetFont`") 
     ForegroundColour = property(GetForegroundColour,SetForegroundColour,doc="See `GetForegroundColour` and `SetForegroundColour`") 
     GrandParent = property(GetGrandParent,doc="See `GetGrandParent`") 
+    TopLevelParent = property(GetTopLevelParent,doc="See `GetTopLevelParent`") 
     Handle = property(GetHandle,doc="See `GetHandle`") 
     HelpText = property(GetHelpText,SetHelpText,doc="See `GetHelpText` and `SetHelpText`") 
     Id = property(GetId,SetId,doc="See `GetId` and `SetId`") 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/mac/_core_wrap.cpp b/wxPython/src/mac/_core_wrap.cpp
index 0e381d9de3..4dfe3dc4d5 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/mac/_core_wrap.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/mac/_core_wrap.cpp
@@ -3885,6 +3885,9 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *wxWindow_GetChildren(wxWindow *self){
             wxWindowList& list = self->GetChildren();
             return wxPy_ConvertList(&list);
         }
+SWIGINTERN wxWindow *wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(wxWindow *self){
+            return wxGetTopLevelParent(self);
+        }
 SWIGINTERN void wxWindow_SetDoubleBuffered(wxWindow *self,bool on){}
 SWIGINTERN bool wxWindow_RegisterHotKey(wxWindow *self,int hotkeyId,int modifiers,int keycode){
         #if wxUSE_HOTKEY
@@ -36467,6 +36470,36 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *resultobj = 0;
+  wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
+  wxWindow *result = 0 ;
+  void *argp1 = 0 ;
+  int res1 = 0 ;
+  PyObject *swig_obj[1] ;
+  
+  if (!args) SWIG_fail;
+  swig_obj[0] = args;
+  res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(swig_obj[0], &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_wxWindow, 0 |  0 );
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "Window_GetTopLevelParent" "', expected argument " "1"" of type '" "wxWindow *""'"); 
+  }
+  arg1 = reinterpret_cast< wxWindow * >(argp1);
+  {
+    PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    result = (wxWindow *)wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(arg1);
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) SWIG_fail;
+  }
+  {
+    resultobj = wxPyMake_wxObject(result, 0); 
+  }
+  return resultobj;
+fail:
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
@@ -58443,6 +58476,7 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetChildren", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetChildren, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetGrandParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetGrandParent, METH_O, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"Window_GetTopLevelParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_IsTopLevel", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_Reparent", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_Reparent, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_AddChild", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_AddChild, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/_core.py b/wxPython/src/msw/_core.py
index 7a923bd829..8eb21784b9 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/_core.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/_core.py
@@ -9097,6 +9097,14 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
         """
         return _core_.Window_GetGrandParent(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetTopLevelParent(self) -> Window
+
+        Returns the first frame or dialog in this window's parental hierarchy.
+        """
+        return _core_.Window_GetTopLevelParent(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def IsTopLevel(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         IsTopLevel(self) -> bool
@@ -10397,6 +10405,7 @@ class Window(EvtHandler):
     Font = property(GetFont,SetFont,doc="See `GetFont` and `SetFont`") 
     ForegroundColour = property(GetForegroundColour,SetForegroundColour,doc="See `GetForegroundColour` and `SetForegroundColour`") 
     GrandParent = property(GetGrandParent,doc="See `GetGrandParent`") 
+    TopLevelParent = property(GetTopLevelParent,doc="See `GetTopLevelParent`") 
     Handle = property(GetHandle,doc="See `GetHandle`") 
     HelpText = property(GetHelpText,SetHelpText,doc="See `GetHelpText` and `SetHelpText`") 
     Id = property(GetId,SetId,doc="See `GetId` and `SetId`") 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/_core_wrap.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/_core_wrap.cpp
index af0ced2e55..44f99b750b 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/_core_wrap.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/_core_wrap.cpp
@@ -3884,6 +3884,9 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *wxWindow_GetChildren(wxWindow *self){
             wxWindowList& list = self->GetChildren();
             return wxPy_ConvertList(&list);
         }
+SWIGINTERN wxWindow *wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(wxWindow *self){
+            return wxGetTopLevelParent(self);
+        }
 SWIGINTERN void wxWindow_SetDoubleBuffered(wxWindow *self,bool on){}
 SWIGINTERN bool wxWindow_RegisterHotKey(wxWindow *self,int hotkeyId,int modifiers,int keycode){
         #if wxUSE_HOTKEY
@@ -36452,6 +36455,36 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *resultobj = 0;
+  wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
+  wxWindow *result = 0 ;
+  void *argp1 = 0 ;
+  int res1 = 0 ;
+  PyObject *swig_obj[1] ;
+  
+  if (!args) SWIG_fail;
+  swig_obj[0] = args;
+  res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(swig_obj[0], &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_wxWindow, 0 |  0 );
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "Window_GetTopLevelParent" "', expected argument " "1"" of type '" "wxWindow *""'"); 
+  }
+  arg1 = reinterpret_cast< wxWindow * >(argp1);
+  {
+    PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    result = (wxWindow *)wxWindow_GetTopLevelParent(arg1);
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) SWIG_fail;
+  }
+  {
+    resultobj = wxPyMake_wxObject(result, 0); 
+  }
+  return resultobj;
+fail:
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   wxWindow *arg1 = (wxWindow *) 0 ;
@@ -58469,6 +58502,7 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetChildren", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetChildren, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_GetGrandParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetGrandParent, METH_O, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"Window_GetTopLevelParent", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_GetTopLevelParent, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_IsTopLevel", (PyCFunction)_wrap_Window_IsTopLevel, METH_O, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_Reparent", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_Reparent, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"Window_AddChild", (PyCFunction) _wrap_Window_AddChild, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},