diff --git a/include/wx/dataview.h b/include/wx/dataview.h
index bdbc2f4bc0..b1229375ad 100644
--- a/include/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/dataview.h
@@ -955,6 +955,15 @@ public:
     wxDataViewItem RowToItem(int row) const
         { return row == wxNOT_FOUND ? wxDataViewItem() : GetStore()->GetItem(row); }
 
+    int GetSelectedRow() const
+        { return ItemToRow(GetSelection()); }
+    void SelectRow(unsigned row)
+        { Select(RowToItem(row)); }
+    void UnselectRow(unsigned row)
+        { Unselect(RowToItem(row)); }
+    bool IsRowSelected(unsigned row) const
+        { return IsSelected(RowToItem(row)); }
+
     bool AppendColumn( wxDataViewColumn *column, const wxString &varianttype );
     bool PrependColumn( wxDataViewColumn *column, const wxString &varianttype );
     bool InsertColumn( unsigned int pos, wxDataViewColumn *column, const wxString &varianttype );
diff --git a/interface/wx/dataview.h b/interface/wx/dataview.h
index a5e2096cac..1bcdf86eb0 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dataview.h
@@ -1769,6 +1769,49 @@ public:
      */
     wxDataViewItem RowToItem(int row) const;
 
+    //@{
+    /**
+        @name Selection handling functions
+     */
+
+    /**
+        Returns index of the selected row or wxNOT_FOUND.
+
+        @see wxDataViewCtrl::GetSelection()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    int GetSelectedRow() const;
+
+    /**
+        Selects given row.
+
+        @see wxDataViewCtrl::Select()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    void SelectRow(unsigned row);
+
+    /**
+        Unselects given row.
+
+        @see wxDataViewCtrl::Unselect()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    void UnselectRow(unsigned row);
+
+    /**
+        Returns true if @a row is selected.
+
+        @see wxDataViewCtrl::IsSelected()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    bool IsRowSelected(unsigned row) const;
+
+    //@}
+
     /**
         @name Column management functions
     */