diff --git a/include/wx/fontutil.h b/include/wx/fontutil.h
index de51565a22..6eb762401d 100644
--- a/include/wx/fontutil.h
+++ b/include/wx/fontutil.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 struct WXDLLEXPORT wxNativeEncodingInfo
 {
     wxString facename;          // may be empty meaning "any"
+    wxFontEncoding encoding;    // so that we know what this struct represents
 
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXPM__) || defined(__WXMAC__)
     wxNativeEncodingInfo() { charset = 0; /* ANSI_CHARSET */ }
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/fontutil.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/fontutil.cpp
index 4f61d13ff4..49d08234bc 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/fontutil.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/fontutil.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ bool wxGetNativeFontEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding,
             return FALSE;
     }
 
+    info->encoding = encoding;
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mac/fontutil.cpp b/src/mac/fontutil.cpp
index 4f61d13ff4..49d08234bc 100644
--- a/src/mac/fontutil.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/fontutil.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ bool wxGetNativeFontEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding,
             return FALSE;
     }
 
+    info->encoding = encoding;
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/msw/fontutil.cpp b/src/msw/fontutil.cpp
index ecaeb8e2bc..f75d090505 100644
--- a/src/msw/fontutil.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/fontutil.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ bool wxGetNativeFontEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding,
             return FALSE;
     }
 
+    info->encoding = encoding;
+   
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/fontutil.cpp b/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
index 19c96b3df6..db1939e352 100644
--- a/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ bool wxGetNativeFontEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding,
             return FALSE;
     }
 
+   info->encoding = encoding;
+
     return TRUE;
 }