diff --git a/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h b/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
index 282b7cd964..2c99923b80 100644
--- a/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
+++ b/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ public:
     // insert cell at the end of m_Cells list
     void InsertCell(wxHtmlCell *cell);
 
+    // Detach a child cell. After calling this method, it's the caller
+    // responsibility to destroy this cell (possibly by calling InsertCell()
+    // with it to attach it elsewhere).
+    void Detach(wxHtmlCell *cell);
+
     // sets horizontal/vertical alignment
     void SetAlignHor(int al) {m_AlignHor = al; m_LastLayout = -1;}
     int GetAlignHor() const {return m_AlignHor;}
diff --git a/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h b/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
index 406a37b709..fe17b29ddd 100644
--- a/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
+++ b/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
@@ -473,6 +473,20 @@ public:
     */
     wxHtmlContainerCell(wxHtmlContainerCell* parent);
 
+    /**
+        Detach a child cell.
+
+        Detaching a cell removes it from this container and allows to reattach
+        it to another one by using InsertCell(). Alternatively, this method can
+        be used to selectively remove some elements of the HTML document tree
+        by deleting the cell after calling it.
+
+        @param cell Must be non-null and an immediate child of this cell.
+
+        @since 3.1.2
+     */
+    void Detach(wxHtmlCell* cell);
+
     /**
         Returns container's horizontal alignment.
     */
diff --git a/src/html/htmlcell.cpp b/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
index e4392edc35..1768178b65 100644
--- a/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
@@ -1159,6 +1159,43 @@ void wxHtmlContainerCell::InsertCell(wxHtmlCell *f)
 
 
 
+void wxHtmlContainerCell::Detach(wxHtmlCell *cell)
+{
+    wxHtmlCell* const firstChild = GetFirstChild();
+    if ( cell == firstChild )
+    {
+        m_Cells = cell->GetNext();
+        if ( m_LastCell == cell )
+            m_LastCell = NULL;
+    }
+    else // Not the first child.
+    {
+        for ( wxHtmlCell* prev = firstChild;; )
+        {
+            wxHtmlCell* const next = prev->GetNext();
+
+            // We can't reach the end of the children list without finding this
+            // cell, normally.
+            wxCHECK_RET( next,  "Detaching cell which is not our child" );
+
+            if ( cell == next )
+            {
+                prev->SetNext(cell->GetNext());
+                if ( m_LastCell == cell )
+                    m_LastCell = prev;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            prev = next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    cell->SetParent(NULL);
+    cell->SetNext(NULL);
+}
+
+
+
 void wxHtmlContainerCell::SetAlign(const wxHtmlTag& tag)
 {
     wxString alg;
diff --git a/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp b/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
index 4577b5baf0..61042a4616 100644
--- a/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
@@ -46,4 +46,64 @@ TEST_CASE("wxHtmlParser::ParseInvalid", "[html][parser][error]")
     p.Parse("<!---");
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("wxHtmlCell::Detach", "[html][cell]")
+{
+    wxMemoryDC dc;
+
+    wxHtmlContainerCell* const top = new wxHtmlContainerCell(NULL);
+    wxHtmlContainerCell* const cont = new wxHtmlContainerCell(NULL);
+    wxHtmlCell* const cell1 = new wxHtmlWordCell("Hello", dc);
+    wxHtmlCell* const cell2 = new wxHtmlColourCell(*wxRED);
+    wxHtmlCell* const cell3 = new wxHtmlWordCell("world", dc);
+
+    cont->InsertCell(cell1);
+    cont->InsertCell(cell2);
+    cont->InsertCell(cell3);
+    top->InsertCell(cont);
+
+    SECTION("container")
+    {
+        top->Detach(cont);
+        CHECK( top->GetFirstChild() == NULL );
+
+        delete cont;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("first-child")
+    {
+        cont->Detach(cell1);
+        CHECK( cont->GetFirstChild() == cell2 );
+
+        delete cell1;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("middle-child")
+    {
+        cont->Detach(cell2);
+        CHECK( cont->GetFirstChild() == cell1 );
+        CHECK( cell1->GetNext() == cell3 );
+
+        delete cell2;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("last-child")
+    {
+        cont->Detach(cell3);
+        CHECK( cont->GetFirstChild() == cell1 );
+        CHECK( cell1->GetNext() == cell2 );
+        CHECK( cell2->GetNext() == NULL );
+
+        delete cell3;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("invalid")
+    {
+        WX_ASSERT_FAILS_WITH_ASSERT_MESSAGE
+        (
+            "Expected assertion for detaching non-child",
+            top->Detach(cell1);
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #endif //wxUSE_HTML