diff --git a/include/wx/cocoa/dcmemory.h b/include/wx/cocoa/dcmemory.h
index a81f980166..1265fb84dd 100644
--- a/include/wx/cocoa/dcmemory.h
+++ b/include/wx/cocoa/dcmemory.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
     ~wxMemoryDC(void);
     virtual void SelectObject(const wxBitmap& bitmap);
     virtual void DoGetSize(int *width, int *height) const;
+
+    virtual void Clear();
 protected:
     wxBitmap m_selectedBitmap;
     WX_NSImage m_cocoaNSImage;
diff --git a/src/cocoa/dcmemory.mm b/src/cocoa/dcmemory.mm
index 1c79b3ad67..ff5882d995 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/dcmemory.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/dcmemory.mm
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #import <AppKit/NSImage.h>
 #import <AppKit/NSAffineTransform.h>
 #import <AppKit/NSGraphicsContext.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSColor.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSBezierPath.h>
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxMemoryDC
@@ -150,3 +152,20 @@ bool wxMemoryDC::CocoaDoBlitOnFocusedDC(wxCoord xdest, wxCoord ydest,
     return false;
 }
 
+void wxMemoryDC::Clear()
+{
+    if(!CocoaTakeFocus()) return;
+
+    NSGraphicsContext *context = [NSGraphicsContext currentContext];
+    [context saveGraphicsState];
+
+    [m_backgroundBrush.GetNSColor() set];
+    NSRect rect;
+    rect.origin.x = 0;
+    rect.origin.y = 0;
+    rect.size = [m_cocoaNSImage size];
+    [NSBezierPath fillRect:rect];
+
+    [context restoreGraphicsState];
+}
+