diff --git a/include/wx/window.h b/include/wx/window.h
index 92072f9b52..598d547a3f 100644
--- a/include/wx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/window.h
@@ -784,6 +784,10 @@ public:
     // needed just for extended runtime
     const wxWindowList& GetWindowChildren() const { return GetChildren() ; }
 
+        // call the specified functor for all children, recursively
+    template <typename T>
+    void CallForEachChild(const T& fn);
+
         // get the window before/after this one in the parents children list,
         // returns nullptr if this is the first/last window
     wxWindow *GetPrevSibling() const { return DoGetSibling(OrderBefore); }
@@ -2057,6 +2061,15 @@ inline wxWindow *wxWindowBase::GetGrandParent() const
     return m_parent ? m_parent->GetParent() : nullptr;
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+void wxWindowBase::CallForEachChild(const T& fn)
+{
+    fn(static_cast<wxWindow*>(this));
+
+    for ( auto& child : GetChildren() )
+        child->CallForEachChild(fn);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // global functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/interface/wx/window.h b/interface/wx/window.h
index 28d54b6fec..e5f2489052 100644
--- a/interface/wx/window.h
+++ b/interface/wx/window.h
@@ -592,6 +592,30 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void AddChild(wxWindow* child);
 
+    /**
+        Invoke the given functor for all children of the given window
+        recursively.
+
+        This function calls @a functor for the window itself and then for all
+        of its children, recursively.
+
+        Example of using it for implementing a not very smart translation
+        function:
+        @code
+        void MyFrame::OnTranslate(wxCommandEvent&) {
+            CallForEachChild([](wxWindow* win) {
+                wxString rest;
+                if ( win->GetLabel().StartsWith("Hello ", &rest) )
+                    win->SetLabel("Bonjour " + rest);
+            });
+        }
+        @endcode
+
+        @since 3.3.0
+     */
+    template <typename T>
+    void CallForEachChild(const T& functor);
+
     /**
         Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
     */