diff --git a/include/wx/generic/infobar.h b/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
index 781698ccc9..4a6bf2b3c1 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public:
     // (default font is a larger and bold version of the normal one)
     virtual bool SetFont(const wxFont& font);
 
+    // same thing with the colour: this affects the text colour
+    virtual bool SetForegroundColour(const wxColor& colour);
+
 protected:
     // info bar shouldn't have any border by default, the colour difference
     // between it and the main window separates it well enough
diff --git a/src/generic/infobar.cpp b/src/generic/infobar.cpp
index b98df0cf29..3ae926223a 100644
--- a/src/generic/infobar.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/infobar.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ bool wxInfoBarGeneric::SetFont(const wxFont& font)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool wxInfoBarGeneric::SetForegroundColour(const wxColor& colour)
+{
+    if ( !wxInfoBarBase::SetForegroundColour(colour) )
+        return false;
+
+    if ( m_text )
+        m_text->SetForegroundColour(colour);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 wxInfoBarGeneric::BarPlacement wxInfoBarGeneric::GetBarPlacement() const
 {
     wxSizer * const sizer = GetContainingSizer();