diff --git a/include/wx/osx/fontdlg.h b/include/wx/osx/fontdlg.h
index 90ec73f54f..0eaa515064 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/fontdlg.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/fontdlg.h
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxFontDialog : public wxDialog
 {
 public:
     wxFontDialog();
+    wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent);
     wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData& data);
     virtual ~wxFontDialog();
 
+    bool Create(wxWindow *parent);
     bool Create(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData& data);
 
     int ShowModal();
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/fontdlg.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/fontdlg.cpp
index 80c103c46f..3ec1fde81e 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/fontdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/fontdlg.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog()
 {
 }
 
+wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent)
+{
+    Create(parent);
+}
+
 wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData&  data)
 {
     Create(parent, data);
@@ -211,10 +216,15 @@ wxFontDialog::~wxFontDialog()
 {
 }
 
-bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *WXUNUSED(parent), const wxFontData& data)
+bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *WXUNUSED(parent))
+{
+    return true ;
+}
+
+bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData& data)
 {
     m_fontData = data;
-    return true ;
+    return Create(parent) ;
 }
 
 int wxFontDialog::ShowModal()
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/fontdlgosx.mm b/src/osx/carbon/fontdlgosx.mm
index 2d42537db7..6c2ab56c81 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/fontdlgosx.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/fontdlgosx.mm
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog()
 {
 }
 
+wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent)
+{
+    Create(parent);
+}
+
 wxFontDialog::wxFontDialog(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData&  data)
 {
     Create(parent, data);
@@ -360,10 +365,20 @@ wxFontDialog::~wxFontDialog()
 {
 }
 
+bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent)
+{
+    return Create(parent);
+}
+
 bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, const wxFontData& data)
 {
     m_fontData = data;
 
+    return Create(parent);
+}
+
+bool wxFontDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent)
+{
     //autorelease pool - req'd for carbon
     NSAutoreleasePool *thePool;
     thePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];