diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
index 428bec5fb4..4007951288 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
@@ -2517,6 +2517,22 @@ corresponds to the following tree of labels:
 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
     Bitmap to display on the left side of the wizard (default: none).}
+@row3col{border, integer, Sets width of border around page area. (default: 0).
+    @since 3.2.0}
+@row3col{bitmap-placement, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
+    Sets the flags indicating how the wizard or page bitmap should be expanded
+    and positioned to fit the page height. By default, placement is 0
+    (no expansion is done). See wxWizard::SetBitmapPlacement()
+    @since 3.2.0}
+@row3col{bitmap-minwidth, integer,
+    Sets the minimum width for the bitmap that will be constructed to contain
+    the actual wizard or page bitmap if a non-zero bitmap placement flag has
+    been set.
+    @since 3.2.0}
+@row3col{bitmap-bg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
+    Sets the colour that should be used to fill the area not taken up by the
+    wizard or page bitmap, if a non-zero bitmap placement flag has been set.
+    @since 3.2.0}
 @endTable
 
 A wizard object can have one or more child objects of the wxWizardPage or
diff --git a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
index 9292733e26..f4d7d833c6 100644
--- a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
+++ b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
@@ -1734,7 +1734,18 @@ wxWizard =
         stdObjectNodeAttributes &
         stdWindowProperties &
         [xrc:p="o"] element title  {_, t_text }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element border   {_, t_integer }* &
         [xrc:p="o"] element bitmap {_, t_bitmap }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element bitmap-placement {_, ("wxWIZARD_VALIGN_TOP" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_VALIGN_CENTRE" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_VALIGN_BOTTOM" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_VALIGN_CENTRE" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_HALIGN_LEFT" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_HALIGN_CENTRE" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_HALIGN_RIGHT" |
+                                                  "wxWIZARD_TILE") }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element bitmap-minwidth {_, t_integer }* &
+        [xrc:p="o"] element bitmap-bg   {_, t_colour }* &
         (wxWizardPage_any | objectRef)*
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
index 46e97a9f15..a3044dad0f 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_wizrd.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ wxWizardXmlHandler::wxWizardXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
 
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_EX_HELPBUTTON);
     AddWindowStyles();
+
+    // bitmap placement flags
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_VALIGN_TOP);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_VALIGN_CENTRE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_VALIGN_BOTTOM);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_HALIGN_LEFT);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_HALIGN_CENTRE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_HALIGN_RIGHT);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxWIZARD_TILE);
 }
 
 wxObject *wxWizardXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
@@ -63,6 +72,27 @@ wxObject *wxWizardXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
                     GetBitmapBundle(),
                     GetPosition(),
                     GetStyle(wxT("style"), wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE));
+
+        int border = GetLong("border", -1);
+        if (border > 0)
+            wiz->SetBorder(border);
+
+        int placement = GetStyle("bitmap-placement", 0);
+        if (placement > 0)
+        {
+            wiz->SetBitmapPlacement(placement);
+
+            // The following two options are only valid if "bmp_placement" has been set
+
+            int min_width = GetLong("bitmap-minwidth", -1);
+            if (min_width > 0)
+                wiz->SetMinimumBitmapWidth(min_width);
+
+            wxColor clr = GetColour("bitmap-bg");
+            if (clr.IsOk())
+                wiz->SetBitmapBackgroundColour(clr);
+        }
+
         SetupWindow(wiz);
 
         wxWizard *old = m_wizard;