diff --git a/include/wx/mac/carbon/listbox.h b/include/wx/mac/carbon/listbox.h
index 9d4800171f..4be48d9bb6 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/carbon/listbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/carbon/listbox.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual void EnsureVisible(int n);
 
+    virtual wxVisualAttributes GetDefaultAttributes() const
+    {
+        return GetClassDefaultAttributes(GetWindowVariant());
+    }
+
     // wxCheckListBox support
     static wxVisualAttributes
     GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant variant = wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);