diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex b/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
index 81fbcb2e48..a04d36f72b 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ windows which manage it.
 
 \membersection{wxSizer::GetChildren}\label{wxsizergetchildren}
 
+\constfunc{const wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
+
 \func{wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
 
 Returns the list of the items in this sizer. The elements of type-safe 
diff --git a/include/wx/sizer.h b/include/wx/sizer.h
index b6f7ff40cd..db5322461c 100644
--- a/include/wx/sizer.h
+++ b/include/wx/sizer.h
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ public:
 
     wxSizerItemList& GetChildren()
         { return m_children; }
+    const wxSizerItemList& GetChildren() const
+        { return m_children; }
 
     void SetDimension( int x, int y, int width, int height );