diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
index b7768fd2df..ee2b620fad 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
@@ -1235,6 +1235,9 @@ public:
     // Checks system screen design used for laying out various dialogs.
     static bool IsSmallScreen();
 
+    // Returns rescaled bitmap
+    static wxBitmap RescaleBitmap(const wxBitmap& srcBmp, double scaleX, double scaleY);
+
     // Returns rectangle that fully contains properties between and including
     // p1 and p2. Rectangle is in virtual scrolled window coordinates.
     wxRect GetPropertyRect( const wxPGProperty* p1,
diff --git a/src/propgrid/editors.cpp b/src/propgrid/editors.cpp
index 64eab238f9..d2b1097a73 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/editors.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/editors.cpp
@@ -2160,25 +2160,7 @@ void wxPGMultiButton::Add( const wxBitmap& bitmap, int itemid )
     if ( bitmap.GetHeight() > hMax )
     {
         double scale = (double)hMax / bitmap.GetHeight();
-        int w = wxRound(bitmap.GetWidth()*scale);
-        int h = wxRound(bitmap.GetHeight()*scale);
-#if wxUSE_IMAGE
-        // Here we use high-quality wxImage scaling functions available
-        wxImage img = bitmap.ConvertToImage();
-        img.Rescale(w, h, wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH);
-        scaledBmp = img;
-#else // !wxUSE_IMAGE
-        scaledBmp.Create(w, h, bitmap.GetDepth());
-#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOSX__)
-        // wxBitmap::UseAlpha() is used only on wxMSW and wxOSX.
-        scaledBmp.UseAlpha(bitmap.HasAlpha());
-#endif // __WXMSW__ || __WXOSX__
-        {
-            wxMemoryDC dc(scaledBmp);
-            dc.SetUserScale(scale, scale);
-            dc.DrawBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0);
-        }
-#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE/!wxUSE_IMAGE
+        scaledBmp = wxPropertyGrid::RescaleBitmap(bitmap, scale, scale);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/propgrid/property.cpp b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
index f2c96bd1b7..556080c7ad 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/property.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
@@ -2162,30 +2162,8 @@ void wxPGProperty::SetValueImage( wxBitmap& bmp )
 
         if ( imSz.y != maxSz.y )
         {
-#if wxUSE_IMAGE
-            // Here we use high-quality wxImage scaling functions available
-            wxImage img = bmp.ConvertToImage();
             double scaleY = (double)maxSz.y / (double)imSz.y;
-            img.Rescale(wxRound(bmp.GetWidth()*scaleY),
-                        wxRound(bmp.GetHeight()*scaleY),
-                        wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH);
-            wxBitmap* bmpNew = new wxBitmap(img);
-#else // !wxUSE_IMAGE
-            // This is the old, deprecated method of scaling the image
-            wxBitmap* bmpNew = new wxBitmap(maxSz.x,maxSz.y,bmp.GetDepth());
-#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOSX__)
-            // wxBitmap::UseAlpha() is used only on wxMSW and wxOSX.
-            bmpNew->UseAlpha(bmp.HasAlpha());
-#endif // __WXMSW__ || __WXOSX__
-            {
-                wxMemoryDC dc(*bmpNew);
-                double scaleY = (double)maxSz.y / (double)imSz.y;
-                dc.SetUserScale(scaleY, scaleY);
-                dc.DrawBitmap(bmp, 0, 0);
-            }
-#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE/!wxUSE_IMAGE
-
-            m_valueBitmap = bmpNew;
+            m_valueBitmap = new wxBitmap(wxPropertyGrid::RescaleBitmap(bmp, scaleY, scaleY));
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp b/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
index b31b49d42d..cfd7f3d926 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
@@ -1838,6 +1838,36 @@ bool wxPropertyGrid::IsSmallScreen()
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// static
+wxBitmap wxPropertyGrid::RescaleBitmap(const wxBitmap& srcBmp,
+                                       double scaleX, double scaleY)
+{
+    int w = wxRound(srcBmp.GetWidth()*scaleX);
+    int h = wxRound(srcBmp.GetHeight()*scaleY);
+
+#if wxUSE_IMAGE
+    // Here we use high-quality wxImage scaling functions available
+    wxImage img = srcBmp.ConvertToImage();
+    img.Rescale(w, h, wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH);
+    wxBitmap dstBmp(img);
+#else // !wxUSE_IMAGE
+    wxBitmap dstBmp(w, h, srcBmp.GetDepth());
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOSX__)
+    // wxBitmap::UseAlpha() is used only on wxMSW and wxOSX.
+    dstBmp.UseAlpha(srcBmp.HasAlpha());
+#endif // __WXMSW__ || __WXOSX__
+    {
+        wxMemoryDC dc(dstBmp);
+        dc.SetUserScale(scaleX, scaleY);
+        dc.DrawBitmap(srcBmp, 0, 0);
+    }
+#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE/!wxUSE_IMAGE
+
+    return dstBmp;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 wxPGProperty* wxPropertyGrid::DoGetItemAtY( int y ) const
 {
     // Outside?