diff --git a/include/wx/fontenum.h b/include/wx/fontenum.h
index 782dc7fd9e..fcdb31f9c1 100644
--- a/include/wx/fontenum.h
+++ b/include/wx/fontenum.h
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public:
     // in the user's system
     static bool IsValidFacename(const wxString &str);
 
+    // Invalidate cache used by some of the methods of this class internally.
+    // This should be called if the list of the fonts available on the system
+    // changes, for whatever reason.
+    static void InvalidateCache();
+
 private:
 #ifdef wxHAS_UTF8_FONTS
     // helper for ports that only use UTF-8 encoding natively
diff --git a/interface/wx/fontenum.h b/interface/wx/fontenum.h
index ba5cfa8cf2..c0da82258f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/fontenum.h
+++ b/interface/wx/fontenum.h
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ public:
     */
     static bool IsValidFacename(const wxString& facename);
 
+    /**
+        Invalidate cache used by some of the methods of this class internally.
+
+        This method should be called if the list of the fonts available on the
+        system changes, for whatever reason. In particular, it is called
+        automatically by wxFont::AddPrivateFont().
+
+        @since 3.1.1
+     */
+    static void InvalidateCache();
+
     /**
         Called by EnumerateFacenames() for each match.
 
diff --git a/src/common/fontenumcmn.cpp b/src/common/fontenumcmn.cpp
index a1a1bbf771..183e241287 100644
--- a/src/common/fontenumcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fontenumcmn.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ bool wxFontEnumerator::IsValidFacename(const wxString &facename)
     return true;
 }
 
+/* static */
+void wxFontEnumerator::InvalidateCache()
+{
+    gs_allFacenames.clear();
+}
+
 #ifdef wxHAS_UTF8_FONTS
 bool wxFontEnumerator::EnumerateEncodingsUTF8(const wxString& facename)
 {