diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
index 7d6c0e2257..7d377bd218 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
@@ -1865,6 +1865,11 @@ to use it.
 @row3col{choices, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
     Space-separated string containing the possible choices for the properties
     using them, e.g. wxFlagsProperty or wxEnumProperty.}
+@row3col{attribute, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
+    Value for the property attribute with the name specified by the `name`
+    attribute of this element. Additional `recurse` attribute is supported and,
+    if specified with the value of `1`, results in the attribute being set for
+    this property and all its children recursively.}
 @endTable
 
 These elements define individual rows of @ref xrc_wxpropertygrid or @ref
diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
index fa6f8e46cb..5080c05e7b 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
@@ -2157,7 +2157,8 @@ public:
     // Empty string mean autodetect.
     bool AddAttribute( const wxString& name,
                        const wxString& type,
-                       const wxString& value );
+                       const wxString& value,
+                       wxPGPropertyValuesFlags flags = wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::DontRecurse );
 
     // Called once in AddChildren.
     virtual void DoScanForChildren() = 0;
@@ -2197,6 +2198,9 @@ protected:
     // Tree-hierarchy of added properties (that can have children).
     std::vector<wxPGProperty*> m_propHierarchy;
 
+    // Recursively set attributes.
+    std::unordered_map<wxString, wxVariant> m_inheritedAttributes;
+
     // Hashmap for string-id to wxPGChoicesData mapping.
     std::unordered_map<wxString, wxPGChoicesData*> m_dictIdChoices;
 };
diff --git a/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h b/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
index b3c426752e..3993ada9b2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
+++ b/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
@@ -1534,10 +1534,16 @@ public:
 
         @param value
             Attribute value.
+
+        @param flags
+            Flags used when setting the attribute. Currently only
+            wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::Recurse is used here. This parameter is
+            only available since wxWidgets 3.3.0.
     */
     bool AddAttribute( const wxString& name,
                        const wxString& type,
-                       const wxString& value );
+                       const wxString& value,
+                       wxPGPropertyValuesFlags flags = wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::DontRecurse );
 
     /**
         Called once in AddChildren.
diff --git a/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp b/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
index 7112061fca..9e3a6a4262 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
@@ -6416,9 +6416,22 @@ wxPGProperty* wxPropertyGridPopulator::Add( const wxString& propClass,
 
 void wxPropertyGridPopulator::AddChildren( wxPGProperty* property )
 {
+    // Preserve inherited attributes to be able to restore them later:
+    // attributes recursively set for the children of this property shouldn't
+    // be inherited by its siblings.
+    const auto inheritedAttributesOrig = m_inheritedAttributes;
+
+    // Apply inherited attributes to the property.
+    for ( const auto& it : m_inheritedAttributes )
+    {
+        property->SetAttribute(it.first, it.second);
+    }
+
     m_propHierarchy.push_back(property);
     DoScanForChildren();
     m_propHierarchy.pop_back();
+
+    m_inheritedAttributes = std::move(inheritedAttributesOrig);
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6540,7 +6553,8 @@ bool wxPropertyGridPopulator::ToLongPCT( const wxString& s, long* pval, long max
 
 bool wxPropertyGridPopulator::AddAttribute( const wxString& name,
                                             const wxString& type,
-                                            const wxString& value )
+                                            const wxString& value,
+                                            wxPGPropertyValuesFlags flags )
 {
     if ( m_propHierarchy.empty() )
         return false;
@@ -6589,6 +6603,11 @@ bool wxPropertyGridPopulator::AddAttribute( const wxString& name,
         }
     }
 
+    if ( !!(flags & wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::Recurse) )
+    {
+        m_inheritedAttributes[name] = variant;
+    }
+
     p->SetAttribute( name, variant );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_propgrid.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_propgrid.cpp
index 409a817fa4..a4af1b32a2 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_propgrid.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_propgrid.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,12 @@ wxObject *wxPropertyGridXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
         wxString s1 = node->GetAttribute("name");
         if ( s1.length() )
         {
+            wxPGPropertyValuesFlags flags = node->GetAttribute("recurse") == "1"
+                ? wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::Recurse
+                : wxPGPropertyValuesFlags::DontRecurse;
+
             m_populator->AddAttribute( s1, node->GetAttribute("type"),
-                                       node->GetNodeContent() );
+                                       node->GetNodeContent(), flags );
         }
     }
     else if( m_class == wxT("wxPropertyGrid"))