diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 41b4baba6d..5f1698d1b7 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Add "hint" property to wxSearchCtrl XRC handler.
 - Add wxEVT_SEARCH[_CANCEL] synonyms for wxSearchCtrl events.
 - Generate wxEVT_SEARCH on Enter under all platforms.
+- Extend wxRendererNative::DrawGauge() to work for vertical gauges too.
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/include/wx/renderer.h b/include/wx/renderer.h
index fd67b7a760..e816725bbf 100644
--- a/include/wx/renderer.h
+++ b/include/wx/renderer.h
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ public:
                                     int flags = 0) = 0;
 #endif // wxHAS_DRAW_TITLE_BAR_BITMAP
 
-    // Draw a gauge with native style like a wxGauge would display
+    // Draw a gauge with native style like a wxGauge would display.
+    //
+    // wxCONTROL_SPECIAL flag must be used for drawing vertical gauges.
     virtual void DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
                            wxDC& dc,
                            const wxRect& rect,
diff --git a/interface/wx/renderer.h b/interface/wx/renderer.h
index 92be723034..2a3772b78a 100644
--- a/interface/wx/renderer.h
+++ b/interface/wx/renderer.h
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ public:
         bar that is drawn as being filled in, @a max must be strictly positive
         and @a value must be between 0 and @a max.
 
+        @c wxCONTROL_SPECIAL must be set in @a flags for the vertical gauges.
+
         @since 3.1.0
      */
     virtual void DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
diff --git a/samples/render/render.cpp b/samples/render/render.cpp
index d626b301de..1e4b819dcf 100644
--- a/samples/render/render.cpp
+++ b/samples/render/render.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ private:
     void OnUseIcon(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnUseBitmap(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
+    void OnUseGeneric(wxCommandEvent& event);
 #if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
     void OnLoad(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnUnload(wxCommandEvent& event);
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ public:
         m_flags = 0;
         m_align = wxALIGN_LEFT;
         m_useIcon =
-        m_useBitmap = false;
+        m_useBitmap =
+        m_useGeneric = false;
     }
 
     int GetFlags() const { return m_flags; }
@@ -172,13 +174,15 @@ public:
     void SetAlignment(int align) { m_align = align; }
     void SetUseIcon(bool useIcon) { m_useIcon = useIcon; }
     void SetUseBitmap(bool useBitmap) { m_useBitmap = useBitmap; }
+    void SetUseGeneric(bool useGeneric) { m_useGeneric = useGeneric; }
 
 private:
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent&)
     {
         wxPaintDC dc(this);
 
-        wxRendererNative& renderer = wxRendererNative::Get();
+        wxRendererNative& renderer = m_useGeneric ? wxRendererNative::GetGeneric()
+                                                  : wxRendererNative::Get();
 
         int x1 = 10,    // text offset
             x2 = 300,   // drawing offset
@@ -223,6 +227,8 @@ private:
                                                                wxART_LIST);
         }
 
+        // Note that we need to use GetDefault() explicitly to show the default
+        // implementation.
         dc.DrawText("DrawHeaderButton() (default)", x1, y);
         wxRendererNative::GetDefault().DrawHeaderButton(this, dc,
                                   wxRect(x2, y, widthHdr, heightHdr), m_flags,
@@ -278,12 +284,17 @@ private:
         y += lineHeight + rBtn.height;
 #endif // wxHAS_DRAW_TITLE_BAR_BITMAP
 
+        // The meanings of those are reversed for the vertical gauge below.
         const wxCoord heightGauge = 24;
         const wxCoord widthGauge = 180;
 
         dc.DrawText("DrawGauge()", x1, y);
-        wxRendererNative::GetDefault().DrawGauge(this, dc,
+        renderer.DrawGauge(this, dc,
             wxRect(x2, y, widthGauge, heightGauge), 25, 100, m_flags);
+        renderer.DrawGauge(this, dc,
+            wxRect(x2 + widthGauge + 30, y + heightGauge - widthGauge,
+                   heightGauge, widthGauge),
+            25, 100, m_flags | wxCONTROL_SPECIAL);
 
         y += lineHeight + heightGauge;
 
@@ -291,10 +302,10 @@ private:
         const wxCoord widthListItem = 260;
 
         dc.DrawText("DrawItemSelectionRect()", x1, y);
-        wxRendererNative::GetDefault().DrawItemSelectionRect(this, dc,
+        renderer.DrawItemSelectionRect(this, dc,
             wxRect(x2, y, widthListItem, heightListItem), m_flags | wxCONTROL_SELECTED);
 
-        wxRendererNative::GetDefault().DrawItemText(this, dc, "DrawItemText()",
+        renderer.DrawItemText(this, dc, "DrawItemText()",
             wxRect(x2, y, widthListItem, heightListItem).Inflate(-2, -2), m_align, m_flags | wxCONTROL_SELECTED);
 
         y += lineHeight + heightListItem;
@@ -303,7 +314,8 @@ private:
     int m_flags;
     int m_align;
     bool m_useIcon,
-         m_useBitmap;
+         m_useBitmap,
+         m_useGeneric;
 
     wxDECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();
 };
@@ -335,6 +347,7 @@ enum
     Render_UseIcon,
     Render_UseBitmap,
 
+    Render_UseGeneric,
 #if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
     Render_Load,
     Render_Unload,
@@ -371,6 +384,7 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_MENU(Render_UseIcon, MyFrame::OnUseIcon)
     EVT_MENU(Render_UseBitmap, MyFrame::OnUseBitmap)
 
+    EVT_MENU(Render_UseGeneric, MyFrame::OnUseGeneric)
 #if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
     EVT_MENU(Render_Load,  MyFrame::OnLoad)
     EVT_MENU(Render_Unload,MyFrame::OnUnload)
@@ -422,9 +436,7 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
 MyFrame::MyFrame()
        : wxFrame(NULL,
                  wxID_ANY,
-                 wxT("Render wxWidgets Sample"),
-                 wxPoint(50, 50),
-                 wxSize(450, 340))
+                 wxT("Render wxWidgets Sample"))
 {
     // set the frame icon
     SetIcon(wxICON(sample));
@@ -457,6 +469,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame()
     menuFile->AppendCheckItem(Render_UseBitmap, "Draw &bitmap\tCtrl-B");
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
 
+    menuFile->AppendCheckItem(Render_UseGeneric, "Use &generic renderer\tCtrl-G");
 #if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
     menuFile->Append(Render_Load, wxT("&Load renderer...\tCtrl-L"));
     menuFile->Append(Render_Unload, wxT("&Unload renderer\tCtrl-U"));
@@ -479,6 +492,8 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame()
 
     m_panel = new MyPanel(this);
 
+    SetClientSize(600, 600);
+
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     // create a status bar just for fun (by default with 1 pane only)
     CreateStatusBar(2);
@@ -526,6 +541,12 @@ void MyFrame::OnUseBitmap(wxCommandEvent& event)
     m_panel->Refresh();
 }
 
+void MyFrame::OnUseGeneric(wxCommandEvent& event)
+{
+    m_panel->SetUseGeneric(event.IsChecked());
+    m_panel->Refresh();
+}
+
 #if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
 
 void MyFrame::OnLoad(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
diff --git a/src/generic/renderg.cpp b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
index 1961141fc4..5cf2656cef 100644
--- a/src/generic/renderg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ void wxRendererGeneric::DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
                                   const wxRect& rect,
                                   int value,
                                   int max,
-                                  int WXUNUSED(flags))
+                                  int flags)
 {
     // Use same background as text controls.
     DrawTextCtrl(win, dc, rect);
@@ -918,7 +918,16 @@ void wxRendererGeneric::DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
     // Calculate the progress bar size.
     wxRect progRect(rect);
     progRect.Deflate(2);
-    progRect.width = wxMulDivInt32(progRect.width, value, max);
+    if ( flags & wxCONTROL_SPECIAL )
+    {
+        const int h = wxMulDivInt32(progRect.height, value, max);
+        progRect.y += progRect.height - h;
+        progRect.height = h;
+    }
+    else // Horizontal.
+    {
+        progRect.width = wxMulDivInt32(progRect.width, value, max);
+    }
 
     dc.SetBrush(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT));
     dc.SetPen(*wxTRANSPARENT_PEN);
diff --git a/src/msw/renderer.cpp b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
index fff5432e6d..7935e05dcc 100644
--- a/src/msw/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
     ::DrawThemeBackground(
         hTheme,
         GetHdcOf(dc.GetTempHDC()),
-        PP_BAR,
+        flags & wxCONTROL_SPECIAL ? PP_BARVERT : PP_BAR,
         0,
         &r,
         NULL);
@@ -1107,20 +1107,31 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawGauge(wxWindow* win,
     ::GetThemeBackgroundContentRect(
         hTheme,
         GetHdcOf(dc.GetTempHDC()),
-        PP_BAR,
+        flags & wxCONTROL_SPECIAL ? PP_BARVERT : PP_BAR,
         0,
         &r,
         &contentRect);
 
-    contentRect.right = contentRect.left +
+    if ( flags & wxCONTROL_SPECIAL )
+    {
+        // For a vertical gauge, the value grows from the bottom to the top.
+        contentRect.top = contentRect.bottom -
+                          wxMulDivInt32(contentRect.bottom - contentRect.top,
+                                        value,
+                                        max);
+    }
+    else // Horizontal.
+    {
+        contentRect.right = contentRect.left +
                             wxMulDivInt32(contentRect.right - contentRect.left,
                                           value,
                                           max);
+    }
 
     ::DrawThemeBackground(
         hTheme,
         GetHdcOf(dc.GetTempHDC()),
-        PP_CHUNK,
+        flags & wxCONTROL_SPECIAL ? PP_CHUNKVERT : PP_CHUNK,
         0,
         &contentRect,
         NULL);