diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index 7d36a1e6c6..0470d3aa50 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ OSStatus WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacDrawCGImage(
                                CGContextRef    inContext,
                                const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                CGImageRef      inImage) ;
-WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scale = 1.0 );
+WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scale = 1.0, bool isTemplate = false);
 WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromIconRef( WXHICON iconref );
 CGImageRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateCGImageFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage, double *scale = NULL );
 CGImageRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetCGImageFromNSImage( const WX_NSImage nsimage, CGRect* r, CGContextRef cg);
-CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage);
+CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage, bool *isTemplate = NULL);
 
 wxBitmap WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateSystemBitmap(const wxString& id, const wxString &client, const wxSize& size);
 WXWindow WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetMainWindow();
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index b51e6f9283..60c03445e0 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ wxBitmap wxOSXCreateSystemBitmap(const wxString& name, const wxString &WXUNUSED(
 }
 
 //  From "Cocoa Drawing Guide:Working with Images"
-WX_NSImage  wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scaleFactor )
+WX_NSImage  wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scaleFactor, bool isTemplate )
 {
     NSRect      imageRect    = NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
 
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ WX_NSImage  wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scaleFactor )
     CGContextDrawImage( imageContext, *(CGRect*)&imageRect, image );
     [newImage unlockFocus];
 
+    [newImage setTemplate:isTemplate];
+
     /*
         // Create a bitmap rep from the image...
         NSBitmapImageRep *bitmapRep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc] initWithCGImage:cgImage];
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ CGImageRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetCGImageFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage, CGRe
                                         hints:nil];
 }
 
-CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage)
+CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage, bool *isTemplate)
 {
     // based on http://www.mail-archive.com/cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com/msg18065.html
     
@@ -483,6 +485,9 @@ CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage( WX_NSImage ns
         NSRectFill(NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, imageSize.width, imageSize.height));
         [nsimage drawAtPoint:NSZeroPoint fromRect:NSZeroRect operation:NSCompositeCopy fraction:1.0];
         [NSGraphicsContext setCurrentContext:previousContext];
+
+        if (isTemplate)
+            *isTemplate = [nsimage isTemplate];
     }
     return hbitmap;
 }
diff --git a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
index 9870b4485a..351973219f 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public:
     bool HasAlpha() const { return m_hasAlpha; }
     void UseAlpha( bool useAlpha );
 
+    bool IsTemplate() const { return m_isTemplate; }
+    void SetTemplate(bool is) { m_isTemplate = is; }
+
 public:
 #if wxUSE_PALETTE
     wxPalette     m_bitmapPalette;
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ public:
     int           m_rawAccessCount;
     bool          m_ok;
     mutable CGImageRef    m_cgImageRef;
+    bool          m_isTemplate;
 
 #ifndef __WXOSX_IPHONE__
     IconRef       m_iconRef;
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ void wxBitmapRefData::Init()
     m_ok = false ;
     m_bitmapMask = NULL ;
     m_cgImageRef = NULL ;
+    m_isTemplate = false;
 
 #ifndef __WXOSX_IPHONE__
     m_iconRef = NULL ;
@@ -1074,7 +1079,11 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap(WX_NSImage image)
 
 bool wxBitmap::Create(WX_NSImage image)
 {
-    return Create(wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage(image));
+    bool isTemplate;
+    if (!Create(wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromNSImage(image, &isTemplate)))
+        return false;
+    M_BITMAPDATA->SetTemplate(isTemplate);
+    return true;
 }
 
 wxBitmap::wxBitmap(CGContextRef bitmapcontext)
@@ -1094,7 +1103,7 @@ bool wxBitmap::Create(CGContextRef bitmapcontext)
 WX_NSImage wxBitmap::GetNSImage() const
 {
     wxCFRef< CGImageRef > cgimage(CreateCGImage());
-    return wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( cgimage, GetScaleFactor() );
+    return wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( cgimage, GetScaleFactor(), M_BITMAPDATA->IsTemplate() );
 }
 
 #endif