diff --git a/include/wx/gdicmn.h b/include/wx/gdicmn.h
index 2f5f8ee99f..613c977ce8 100644
--- a/include/wx/gdicmn.h
+++ b/include/wx/gdicmn.h
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ public:
     wxColour Find(const wxString& name) const;
     wxString FindName(const wxColour& colour) const;
 
+    // list all known colours by name
+    wxVector<wxString> GetAllNames() const;
+
     // add a new colour to the database
     void AddColour(const wxString& name, const wxColour& colour);
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/gdicmn.h b/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
index 6cb437f9e7..896402e7fa 100644
--- a/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
+++ b/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
@@ -871,6 +871,9 @@ const wxPoint wxDefaultPosition;
     </td></tr>
     @endTable
 
+    See the "Database colours" page of the @ref page_samples_drawing to see how
+    all these colours look like.
+
     @library{wxcore}
     @category{gdi}
 
@@ -903,6 +906,13 @@ public:
         colour is not found in the database.
     */
     wxString FindName(const wxColour& colour) const;
+
+    /**
+        List all known colours by name.
+
+        @since 3.3.0
+    */
+    wxVector<wxString> GetAllNames() const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/samples/drawing/drawing.cpp b/samples/drawing/drawing.cpp
index f6a102dd23..a39080d16b 100644
--- a/samples/drawing/drawing.cpp
+++ b/samples/drawing/drawing.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ protected:
     void DrawDefault(wxDC& dc);
     void DrawGradients(wxDC& dc);
     void DrawSystemColours(wxDC& dc);
+    void DrawDatabaseColours(wxDC& dc);
+    void DrawColour(wxDC& dc, const wxFont& mono, wxCoord x, const wxRect& r, const wxString& colourName, const wxColour& col);
 
     void DrawRegionsHelper(wxDC& dc, wxCoord x, bool firstTime);
 
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ enum
     File_ShowGraphics,
 #endif
     File_ShowSystemColours,
+    File_ShowDatabaseColours,
     File_ShowGradients,
     MenuShow_Last = File_ShowGradients,
 
@@ -1733,23 +1736,50 @@ void MyCanvas::DrawSystemColours(wxDC& dc)
 
     for (int i = 0; i < wxSYS_COLOUR_MAX; i++)
     {
-        wxString colourName(sysColours[i].name);
-        wxColour c(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(sysColours[i].index));
-
-        {
-            wxDCFontChanger setMono(dc, mono);
-            dc.DrawText(c.GetAsString(wxC2S_HTML_SYNTAX), x, r.y);
-        }
-
-        dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(c));
-        dc.DrawRectangle(r);
-
-        dc.DrawText(colourName, r.GetRight() + x, r.y);
-
+        DrawColour(dc, mono, x, r, sysColours[i].name, wxSystemSettings::GetColour(sysColours[i].index));
         r.y += lineHeight;
     }
 }
 
+void MyCanvas::DrawDatabaseColours(wxDC& dc)
+{
+    // initial setup to compute coordinates is same as DrawSystemColours
+    wxFont mono(wxFontInfo().Family(wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE));
+    wxSize textSize;
+    {
+        wxDCFontChanger setMono(dc, mono);
+        textSize = dc.GetTextExtent("#01234567");
+    }
+
+    int lineHeight = textSize.GetHeight();
+    wxCoord x(FromDIP(10));
+    wxRect r(textSize.GetWidth() + x, x, dc.FromDIP(100), lineHeight);
+
+    wxString title = "wxColourDatabase colours";
+    dc.DrawText(title, x, r.y);
+    r.y += 3*lineHeight;
+
+    const wxVector<wxString> names(wxTheColourDatabase->GetAllNames());
+    for (wxVector<wxString>::const_iterator p = names.begin(); p != names.end(); ++p)
+    {
+        DrawColour(dc, mono, x, r, *p, wxTheColourDatabase->Find(*p));
+        r.y += lineHeight;
+    }
+}
+
+void MyCanvas::DrawColour(wxDC& dc, const wxFont& mono, wxCoord x, const wxRect& r, const wxString& colourName, const wxColour& col)
+{
+    {
+        wxDCFontChanger setMono(dc, mono);
+        dc.DrawText(col.GetAsString(wxC2S_HTML_SYNTAX), x, r.y);
+    }
+
+    dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(col));
+    dc.DrawRectangle(r);
+
+    dc.DrawText(colourName, r.GetRight() + x, r.y);
+}
+
 void MyCanvas::DrawRegions(wxDC& dc)
 {
     dc.DrawText("You should see a red rect partly covered by a cyan one "
@@ -1970,6 +2000,10 @@ void MyCanvas::Draw(wxDC& pdc)
             DrawSystemColours(dc);
             break;
 
+        case File_ShowDatabaseColours:
+            DrawDatabaseColours(dc);
+            break;
+
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -2253,6 +2287,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
     menuScreen->Append(File_ShowGraphics, "&Graphics screen");
 #endif
     menuScreen->Append(File_ShowSystemColours, "System &colours");
+    menuScreen->Append(File_ShowDatabaseColours, "Databa&se colours");
 
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
 #if wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT
diff --git a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
index db8a01f961..c700cb153a 100644
--- a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,22 @@ wxString wxColourDatabase::FindName(const wxColour& colour) const
     return wxEmptyString;
 }
 
+wxVector<wxString> wxColourDatabase::GetAllNames() const
+{
+    wxColourDatabase * const self = wxConstCast(this, wxColourDatabase);
+    self->Initialize();
+
+    wxVector<wxString> names;
+    names.reserve(m_map->size());
+
+    typedef wxStringToColourHashMap::iterator iterator;
+
+    for ( iterator it = m_map->begin(), en = m_map->end(); it != en; ++it )
+        names.push_back(it->first);
+
+    return names;
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // stock objects
 // ============================================================================