diff --git a/include/wx/cocoa/button.h b/include/wx/cocoa/button.h
index 748bd0cb1e..0cf3f2df6d 100644
--- a/include/wx/cocoa/button.h
+++ b/include/wx/cocoa/button.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ protected:
 // Implementation
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 public:
+    wxString GetLabel() const;
+    void SetLabel(const wxString& label);
 };
 
 #endif // __WX_COCOA_BUTTON_H__
diff --git a/src/cocoa/button.mm b/src/cocoa/button.mm
index b8850cf8ee..08d2b9853c 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/button.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/button.mm
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ void wxButton::Cocoa_wxNSButtonAction(void)
     Command(event);
 }
 
+wxString wxButton::GetLabel() const
+{
+    return wxString([[GetNSButton() title] lossyCString]);
+}
+
+void wxButton::SetLabel(const wxString& label)
+{
+    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(label)];
+}
+
 wxSize wxButtonBase::GetDefaultSize()
 {
     // FIXME: stub