diff --git a/include/wx/mac/carbon/region.h b/include/wx/mac/carbon/region.h
index 923a0014ad..dfac421db5 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/carbon/region.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/carbon/region.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ public:
     // Clear current region
     void Clear();
 
+    // Move the region
+    bool Offset(wxCoord x, wxCoord y);
+
     // Union rectangle or region with this.
     bool Union(long x, long y, long width, long height)
         { return Combine(x, y, width, height, wxRGN_OR); }
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/region.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/region.cpp
index c1ef0182d4..aefaa80693 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/region.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/region.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,22 @@ void wxRegion::Clear()
     UnRef();
 }
 
+// Move the region
+bool wxRegion::Offset(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( M_REGION, false, _T("invalid wxRegion") );
+
+    if ( !x && !y )
+    {
+        // nothing to do
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    OffsetRgn( M_REGION , x , y ) ;
+    return true ;
+}
+
+
 //! Combine rectangle (x, y, w, h) with this.
 bool wxRegion::Combine(long x, long y, long width, long height, wxRegionOp op)
 {