diff --git a/include/wx/bmpbndl.h b/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
index dabbfa8d2d..d099fb70bc 100644
--- a/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
+++ b/include/wx/bmpbndl.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public:
     // wxBitmapBundle.
     wxBitmapBundle(const wxImage& image);
 
+    // And another one from XPM data, as it's relatively common to pass it to
+    // various functions that take wxBitmapBundle in the existing code. It is
+    // not formally deprecated, but should be avoided in any new code and can
+    // become deprecated in the future.
+    wxBitmapBundle(const char* const* xpm);
+
     // Default copy ctor and assignment operator and dtor would be ok, but need
     // to be defined out of line, where wxBitmapBundleImpl is fully declared.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/bmpbndl.h b/interface/wx/bmpbndl.h
index 959919c3c4..27aea39a30 100644
--- a/interface/wx/bmpbndl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/bmpbndl.h
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ public:
      */
     wxBitmapBundle(const wxImage& image);
 
+    /**
+        Conversion constructor from XPM data.
+
+        This constructor overload exists only for compatibility with the
+        existing code passing XPM data (e.g. @c foo_xpm after including @c
+        foo.xpm) directly to the functions expecting a bitmap. Don't use it in
+        the new code, as it is likely to be deprecated in the future.
+
+        @since 3.2.0
+     */
+    wxBitmapBundle(const char* const* xpm);
+
     /**
         Copy constructor creates a copy of another bundle.
      */
diff --git a/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp b/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
index a15b004b65..7e9e193c97 100644
--- a/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/bmpbndl.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ wxBitmapBundle::wxBitmapBundle(const wxImage& image)
 {
 }
 
+wxBitmapBundle::wxBitmapBundle(const char* const* xpm)
+    : m_impl(new wxBitmapBundleImplSet(wxBitmap(xpm)))
+{
+}
+
 wxBitmapBundle::wxBitmapBundle(const wxBitmapBundle& other)
     : m_impl(other.m_impl)
 {