diff --git a/include/wx/bookctrl.h b/include/wx/bookctrl.h
index 2bdf599224..4cea68ba31 100644
--- a/include/wx/bookctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/bookctrl.h
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ protected:
     // Lay out controls
     void DoSize();
 
+#if wxUSE_HELP
+    // Show the help for the corresponding page
+    void OnHelp(wxHelpEvent& event);
+#endif // wxUSE_HELP
+
+
     // the array of all pages of this control
     wxArrayPages m_pages;
 
diff --git a/src/common/bookctrl.cpp b/src/common/bookctrl.cpp
index 9b7c964e24..0d86e64008 100644
--- a/src/common/bookctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/bookctrl.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxBookCtrlBase, wxControl)
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxBookCtrlBase, wxControl)
     EVT_SIZE(wxBookCtrlBase::OnSize)
+#if wxUSE_HELP
+    EVT_HELP(wxID_ANY, wxBookCtrlBase::OnHelp)
+#endif // wxUSE_HELP
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -158,6 +161,35 @@ wxSize wxBookCtrlBase::DoGetBestSize() const
     return best;
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_HELP
+void wxBookCtrlBase::OnHelp(wxHelpEvent& event)
+{
+    // find the corresponding page
+    wxWindow *page = NULL;
+
+    if ( event.GetOrigin() == wxHelpEvent::Origin_HelpButton )
+    {
+        // show help for the page under the mouse
+        const int pagePos = HitTest(ScreenToClient(event.GetPosition()));
+
+        if ( pagePos != wxNOT_FOUND)
+        {
+            page = GetPage((size_t)pagePos);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ( !page )
+    {
+        page = GetCurrentPage();
+    }
+
+    if ( !page || !page->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event) )
+    {
+        event.Skip();
+    }
+}
+#endif // wxUSE_HELP
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // pages management
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------