diff --git a/include/wx/mac/carbon/window.h b/include/wx/mac/carbon/window.h
index e8ed1c6e1b..225604e445 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/carbon/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/carbon/window.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
     virtual int GetScrollRange( int orient ) const;
     virtual void ScrollWindow( int dx, int dy,
                                const wxRect* rect = (wxRect *) NULL );
+    virtual bool Reparent( wxWindowBase *newParent );
 
 #if wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
     virtual void SetDropTarget( wxDropTarget *dropTarget );
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index bbd59ffe8c..64a8737ec2 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -3241,4 +3241,18 @@ wxInt32 wxWindowMac::MacControlHit(WXEVENTHANDLERREF WXUNUSED(handler) , WXEVENT
     return eventNotHandledErr ;
 }
 
+bool wxWindowMac::Reparent(wxWindowBase *newParentBase)
+{
+    wxWindowMac *newParent = (wxWindowMac *)newParentBase;
+    
+    if ( !wxWindowBase::Reparent(newParent) )
+        return FALSE;
+    
+    //copied from MacPostControlCreate
+    ControlRef container = (ControlRef) GetParent()->GetHandle() ;
+    wxASSERT_MSG( container != NULL , wxT("No valid mac container control") ) ;
+    ::EmbedControl( m_peer->GetControlRef() , container ) ;
+    
+    return TRUE;
+}