diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 04bce2249d..fba0a5bbbb 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ Deprecated methods and their replacements
   it with SetDeviceClippingRegion() if this was the correct thing to do in your
   code.
 - wxTE_AUTO_SCROLL style is deprecated as it's always on by default anyhow.
+- wxThreadHelper::Create() has been deprecated in favour of wxThreadHelper::CreateThread
+  which has a better name for a mix-in class, and allows setting the thread type.
 
 
 Major new features in this release
diff --git a/interface/wx/thread.h b/interface/wx/thread.h
index 20d0f92a60..b167648634 100644
--- a/interface/wx/thread.h
+++ b/interface/wx/thread.h
@@ -454,6 +454,12 @@ public:
     */
     virtual ExitCode Entry() = 0;
 
+    /**
+        @deprecated
+        Use CreateThread() instead.
+    */
+    wxThreadError Create(unsigned int stackSize = 0);
+
     /**
         Creates a new thread of the given @a kind.