diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index c1ef9604f8..8a2433a8e5 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Generic:
 Unix:
 
 - fixed build problems with OpenGL when libGL(U) were in different directories
+- added --basename and --release flags to wx-config (Robert O'Connor)
 
 wxMSW:
 
diff --git a/wx-config.in b/wx-config.in
index 2a4f02956f..06465278fb 100755
--- a/wx-config.in
+++ b/wx-config.in
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ inplace_flag=no
 usage()
 {
     cat <<EOF
-Usage: wx-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--static]
-                 [--libs] [--gl-libs]
+Usage: wx-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--release]
+                 [--basename] [--static] [--libs] [--gl-libs]
                  [--cppflags] [--cflags] [--cxxflags] [--ldflags] [--rezflags]
                  [--cc] [--cxx] [--ld]
                  [--inplace]
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
     --version)
       echo @WX_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_MINOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_RELEASE_NUMBER@
       ;;
+    --release)
+      # Should echo @WX_RELEASE@ instead, but that doesn't seem to be replaced after 
+      # configure has run on this file.
+      echo @WX_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER@.@WX_MINOR_VERSION_NUMBER@
+      ;;
+    --basename)
+      echo @WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME@
+      ;;
     --static)
       static_flag=yes
       ;;