diff --git a/include/wx/bmpbndl.h b/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
index ef2e8dde2d..924b99bcf5 100644
--- a/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
+++ b/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
     // form name_2x or name@2x (and also using other factors) will be used.
     static wxBitmapBundle FromResources(const wxString& name);
 
+    // Create from existing implementation
+    static wxBitmapBundle FromImpl(wxBitmapBundleImpl* impl);
 
     // Check if bitmap bundle is non-empty.
     bool IsOk() const { return m_impl; }
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ public:
     // If size == wxDefaultSize, GetDefaultSize() is used for it instead.
     wxBitmap GetBitmap(const wxSize size) const;
 
+    // Access implementation
+    wxBitmapBundleImpl* GetImpl() const { return m_impl.get(); }
+
 private:
     typedef wxObjectDataPtr<wxBitmapBundleImpl> wxBitmapBundleImplPtr;
 
diff --git a/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp b/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
index 2e926f352c..709fca8009 100644
--- a/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ wxBitmapBundle wxBitmapBundle::FromBitmaps(const wxVector<wxBitmap>& bitmaps)
     return wxBitmapBundle(new wxBitmapBundleImplSet(bitmaps));
 }
 
+/* static */
+wxBitmapBundle wxBitmapBundle::FromImpl(wxBitmapBundleImpl* impl)
+{
+    return wxBitmapBundle(impl);
+}
+
+
 // MSW has its own, actually working, version, in MSW-specific code.
 #ifndef __WXMSW__