diff --git a/include/wx/scrolwin.h b/include/wx/scrolwin.h
index 029b0cb4b9..c7a858feea 100644
--- a/include/wx/scrolwin.h
+++ b/include/wx/scrolwin.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _WX_SCROLWIN_H_BASE_
 #define _WX_SCROLWIN_H_BASE_
 
+#include "wx/control.h"
 #include "wx/panel.h"
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxScrollHelperEvtHandler;
@@ -378,6 +379,28 @@ struct WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxScrolledT_Helper
 // Scrollable window base on window type T. This used to be wxScrolledWindow,
 // but wxScrolledWindow includes wxControlContainer functionality and that's
 // not always desirable.
+template<class T>
+bool wxCreateScrolled(T* self,
+                      wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
+                      const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
+                      long style, const wxString& name)
+{
+    return self->Create(parent, winid, pos, size, style, name);
+}
+
+#if wxUSE_CONTROLS
+// For wxControl we have to provide overloaded wxCreateScrolled()
+// because wxControl::Create() has 7 parameters and therefore base
+// template expecting 6-parameter T::Create() cannot be used.
+inline bool wxCreateScrolled(wxControl* self,
+                     wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
+                     const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
+                     long style, const wxString& name)
+{
+     return self->Create(parent, winid, pos, size, style, wxDefaultValidator, name);
+}
+#endif // wxUSE_CONTROLS
+
 template<class T>
 class wxScrolled : public T,
                    public wxScrollHelper,
@@ -415,7 +438,7 @@ public:
         if ( !(style & (wxHSCROLL | wxVSCROLL)) )
             style |= wxHSCROLL | wxVSCROLL;
 
-        return T::Create(parent, winid, pos, size, style, name);
+        return wxCreateScrolled((T*)this, parent, winid, pos, size, style, name);
     }
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
diff --git a/interface/wx/scrolwin.h b/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
index 177ce0545a..fc62e085b6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
+++ b/interface/wx/scrolwin.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ enum wxScrollbarVisibility
       so doesn't handle children specially. This is suitable e.g. for
       implementing scrollable controls such as tree or list controls.
 
+    @note
+    See wxScrolled::Create() if you want to use wxScrolled with a custom class.
+
     Starting from version 2.4 of wxWidgets, there are several ways to use a
     ::wxScrolledWindow (and now wxScrolled). In particular, there are
     three ways to set the size of the scrolling area:
@@ -231,8 +234,13 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Creates the window for two-step construction. Derived classes
-        should call or replace this function. See wxScrolled::wxScrolled()
-        for details.
+        should call or replace this function. If it is not replaced,
+        bear in mind that it calls T::Create() through the global function
+        wxCreateScrolled() so if T::Create() has a different signature
+        than wxScrolled::Create() you should implement overloaded
+        wxCreateScrolled() which would call T::Create() in the correct manner.
+
+        @see wxScrolled::wxScrolled() and wxCreateScrolled() for details.
     */
     bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id = -1,
                 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
@@ -590,6 +598,32 @@ protected:
     virtual wxSize GetSizeAvailableForScrollTarget(const wxSize& size);
 };
 
+/**
+    Helper function which is called from wxScrolled::Create() to actually create
+    a scrolled window. By default it just passes the call to the base class Create():
+    @code
+    self->Create(parent, winid, pos, size, style, name);
+    @endcode
+
+    You should provide overloaded implementation of this function for the custom
+    base class if this class is created in a different manner, like it is e.g.
+    done for wxControl:
+    @code
+    bool wxCreateScrolled(wxControl* self,
+                          wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
+                          const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
+                          long style, const wxString& name)
+    {
+         return self->Create(parent, winid, pos, size, style, wxDefaultValidator, name);
+    }
+    @endcode
+
+    @since 3.1.3
+*/
+bool wxCreateScrolled(T* self,
+                      wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
+                      const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
+                      long style, const wxString& name);
 
 /**
     Scrolled window derived from wxPanel.