diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 76070a7260..ce40ad753b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
   (unlike thread work)
+- implemented wxChoice::Delete()
 
 wxHTML:
 
diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex b/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
index d09ec492a4..7f909cc8ae 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ Clears the strings from the choice item.
 
 Creates the choice for two-step construction. See \helpref{wxChoice::wxChoice}{wxchoiceconstr}.
 
+\membersection{wxChoice::Delete}\label{wxchoicedelete}
+
+\func{void}{Delete}{\param{int }{n}}
+
+Deletes the item with the given index from the control.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{n}{The item to delete.}
+
 \membersection{wxChoice::FindString}\label{wxchoicefindstring}
 
 \constfunc{int}{FindString}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
diff --git a/src/gtk/choice.cpp b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
index 103ebf3901..f62387d9b5 100644
--- a/src/gtk/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,31 @@ void wxChoice::Clear()
         m_strings->Clear();
 }
 
-void wxChoice::Delete( int WXUNUSED(n) )
+void wxChoice::Delete( int n )
 {
-    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxChoice:Delete not implemented") );
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid choice") );
+
+    // VZ: apparently GTK+ doesn't have a built-in function to do it (not even
+    //     in 2.0), hence this dump implementation - still better than nothing
+    int i,
+        count = GetCount();
+
+    wxCHECK_RET( n >= 0 && n < count, _T("invalid index in wxChoice::Delete") );
+
+    wxArrayString items;
+    items.Alloc(count);
+    for ( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+    {
+        if ( i != n )
+            items.Add(GetString(i));
+    }
+
+    Clear();
+
+    for ( i = 0; i < count - 1; i++ )
+    {
+        Append(items[i]);
+    }
 }
 
 int wxChoice::FindString( const wxString &string ) const
diff --git a/src/gtk1/choice.cpp b/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
index 103ebf3901..f62387d9b5 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,31 @@ void wxChoice::Clear()
         m_strings->Clear();
 }
 
-void wxChoice::Delete( int WXUNUSED(n) )
+void wxChoice::Delete( int n )
 {
-    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxChoice:Delete not implemented") );
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid choice") );
+
+    // VZ: apparently GTK+ doesn't have a built-in function to do it (not even
+    //     in 2.0), hence this dump implementation - still better than nothing
+    int i,
+        count = GetCount();
+
+    wxCHECK_RET( n >= 0 && n < count, _T("invalid index in wxChoice::Delete") );
+
+    wxArrayString items;
+    items.Alloc(count);
+    for ( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+    {
+        if ( i != n )
+            items.Add(GetString(i));
+    }
+
+    Clear();
+
+    for ( i = 0; i < count - 1; i++ )
+    {
+        Append(items[i]);
+    }
 }
 
 int wxChoice::FindString( const wxString &string ) const