diff --git a/contrib/src/xml/xh_dlg.cpp b/contrib/src/xml/xh_dlg.cpp
index a05fb8e0bf..0347787f08 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xml/xh_dlg.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xml/xh_dlg.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ wxObject *wxDialogXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
 
     CreateChildren(dlg);
     
+    if (GetBool(_("centered"), FALSE))
+        dlg->Centre();
+    
     return dlg;
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/df/dialog.df b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/df/dialog.df
index ee5ae8be99..cdc527dfd0 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/df/dialog.df
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/df/dialog.df
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node dialog
 var title of text
 var style of flags wxSTAY_ON_TOP,wxCAPTION,wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE,wxTHICK_FRAME,wxSYSTEM_MENU,wxRESIZE_BORDER,wxRESIZE_BOX,wxDIALOG_MODAL,wxDIALOG_MODELESS
+var centered of bool
 derived from panelbase