diff --git a/include/wx/osx/dnd.h b/include/wx/osx/dnd.h
index dd91f63789..b956c42e32 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/dnd.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/dnd.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxDropTarget: public wxDropTargetBase
     virtual bool OnDrop(wxCoord x, wxCoord y);
     virtual wxDragResult OnData(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxDragResult def);
     virtual bool GetData();
+    // NOTE: This is needed by the generic wxDataViewCtrl, not sure how to implement. 
+    virtual wxDataFormat GetMatchingPair();
 
     bool CurrentDragHasSupportedFormat() ;
     void SetCurrentDragPasteboard( void* dragpasteboard ) { m_currentDragPasteboard = dragpasteboard ; }
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/dnd.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/dnd.cpp
index 0d195b1502..bc0f7e5485 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/dnd.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/dnd.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ wxDragResult wxDropTarget::OnDragOver(
     return CurrentDragHasSupportedFormat() ? def : wxDragNone;
 }
 
+wxDataFormat wxDropTarget::GetMatchingPair()
+{
+    wxFAIL_MSG("wxDropTarget::GetMatchingPair() not implemented in src/osx/carbon/dnd.cpp"); 
+    return wxDF_INVALID;
+}
+
 bool wxDropTarget::OnDrop( wxCoord WXUNUSED(x), wxCoord WXUNUSED(y) )
 {
     if (m_dataObject == NULL)