diff --git a/include/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h b/include/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
index cb694194db..02578cd0c0 100644
--- a/include/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
+++ b/include/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* FindById(int tool_id)const;
     virtual wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* GetToolByPos(size_t pos)const;
+    virtual wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* GetToolByPos(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)const;
     virtual size_t GetToolCount() const;
     virtual int GetToolId(const wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* tool)const;
 
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetToolHelpString(int tool_id)const;
     virtual wxRibbonButtonKind GetToolKind(int tool_id)const;
     virtual int GetToolPos(int tool_id)const;
+    virtual wxRect GetToolRect(int tool_id)const;
     virtual bool GetToolState(int tool_id)const;
 
     virtual bool Realize() wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/interface/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h b/interface/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
index 485dc57015..0829bd6ce6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
+++ b/interface/wx/ribbon/toolbar.h
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@ public:
     */
     wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* GetToolByPos(size_t pos)const;
 
+    /**
+    Return the opaque pointer corresponding to the given tool, given specified coordinates.
+
+    @return an opaque pointer, NULL if is not found.
+
+    @since 2.9.4
+    */
+    virtual wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* GetToolByPos(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)const;
+
+
     /**
         Returns the number of tools in the toolbar.
 
@@ -380,6 +390,18 @@ public:
     */
     virtual int GetToolPos(int tool_id)const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns the rect in the toolbar, or a default-constructed rect if the tool
+        is not found.
+
+        @param tool_id
+            ID of the tool in question, as passed to AddTool().
+
+        @since 3.1.5
+    */
+    virtual wxRect GetToolRect(int tool_id)const;
+
+
     /**
         Gets the on/off state of a toggle tool.
 
diff --git a/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp b/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
index 0ed9b5926e..17ac365d6a 100644
--- a/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/ribbon/toolbar.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,27 @@ wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolByPos(size_t pos)const
     return NULL;
 }
 
+wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolByPos(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)const
+{
+    size_t group_count = m_groups.GetCount();
+    size_t g, t;
+    for(g = 0; g < group_count; ++g)
+    {
+        wxRibbonToolBarToolGroup* group = m_groups.Item(g);
+        size_t tool_count = group->tools.GetCount();
+        for(t = 0; t < tool_count; ++t)
+        {
+            wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* tool = group->tools.Item(t);
+            wxRect rect(tool->position.x, tool->position.y, tool->size.GetWidth(), tool->size.GetHeight());
+            if(rect.Contains(x, y))
+            {
+                return tool;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 size_t wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolCount() const
 {
     size_t count = 0;
@@ -501,6 +522,30 @@ int wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolPos(int tool_id)const
     return wxNOT_FOUND;
 }
 
+wxRect wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolRect(int tool_id)const
+{
+    size_t group_count = m_groups.GetCount();
+    size_t g, t;
+    int pos = 0;
+    for(g = 0; g < group_count; ++g)
+    {
+        wxRibbonToolBarToolGroup* group = m_groups.Item(g);
+        size_t tool_count = group->tools.GetCount();
+        for(t = 0; t < tool_count; ++t)
+        {
+            wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* tool = group->tools.Item(t);
+            if (tool->id == tool_id)
+            {
+                wxRect rect(tool->position.x, tool->position.y, tool->size.GetWidth(), tool->size.GetHeight());
+                return rect;
+            }
+            ++pos;
+        }
+        ++pos; // Increment pos for group separator.
+    }
+    return wxRect();
+}
+
 bool wxRibbonToolBar::GetToolState(int tool_id)const
 {
     wxRibbonToolBarToolBase* tool = FindById(tool_id);