diff --git a/include/wx/cocoa/statbox.h b/include/wx/cocoa/statbox.h
index e6aab49b45..0fab6da0f1 100644
--- a/include/wx/cocoa/statbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/cocoa/statbox.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public:
             long style = 0, const wxString& name = wxStaticBoxNameStr);
     virtual ~wxStaticBox();
 
+    virtual void SetLabel(const wxString& label);
+    virtual wxString GetLabel() const;
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Cocoa callbacks
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/cocoa/statbox.mm b/src/cocoa/statbox.mm
index 289294fff6..6bfc8111dd 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/statbox.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/statbox.mm
@@ -63,3 +63,15 @@ void wxStaticBox::GetBordersForSizer(int *borderTop, int *borderOther) const
     if(nextBorder > *borderOther)
         *borderOther = nextBorder;
 }
+
+void wxStaticBox::SetLabel(const wxString& label)
+{
+   wxAutoNSAutoreleasePool pool;
+   [GetNSBox() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(label)];
+}
+
+wxString wxStaticBox::GetLabel() const
+{
+   wxAutoNSAutoreleasePool pool;
+   return wxStringWithNSString([GetNSBox() title]);
+}