diff --git a/include/wx/dataview.h b/include/wx/dataview.h
index 6fe87b4033..6d54285c5f 100644
--- a/include/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/dataview.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #if defined(__WXGTK20__)
     // for testing
-    #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
+    // #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
     #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
 #else
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     wxDataViewColumn   *m_viewColumn;
-    unsigned int              m_modelColumn;
+    unsigned int        m_modelColumn;
 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV wxDataViewListModel: public wxDataViewModel
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ public:
     virtual bool ClearColumns();
     virtual wxDataViewColumn* GetColumn( unsigned int pos );
 
+    virtual void SetSelection( int row ) = 0; // -1 for unselect
+    inline void ClearSelection() { SetSelection( -1 ); }
+    virtual void SetSelectionRange( unsigned int from, unsigned int to ) = 0;
+    virtual void SetSelections( const wxArrayInt& aSelections) = 0;
+    
+    virtual bool IsSelected( unsigned int row ) const = 0;
+    virtual int GetSelection() const = 0;
+    virtual int GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const = 0;
+
 private:
     wxDataViewListModel    *m_model;
     wxList                  m_cols;
diff --git a/include/wx/generic/dataview.h b/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
index 7263c8d5fa..d300b95f1d 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/dataview.h
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ public:
     virtual bool AssociateModel( wxDataViewListModel *model );
     virtual bool AppendColumn( wxDataViewColumn *col );
 
+    virtual void SetSelection( int row ); // -1 for unselect
+    virtual void SetSelectionRange( unsigned int from, unsigned int to );
+    virtual void SetSelections( const wxArrayInt& aSelections);
+    
+    virtual bool IsSelected( unsigned int row ) const;
+    virtual int GetSelection() const;
+    virtual int GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const;
+
 private:
     friend class wxDataViewMainWindow;
     friend class wxDataViewHeaderWindow;
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
index f945e88012..6e5eaf29fa 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@ public:
     virtual bool AssociateModel( wxDataViewListModel *model );
     virtual bool AppendColumn( wxDataViewColumn *col );
     
+    virtual void SetSelection( int row ); // -1 for unselect
+    virtual void SetSelectionRange( unsigned int from, unsigned int to );
+    virtual void SetSelections( const wxArrayInt& aSelections);
+    
+    virtual bool IsSelected( unsigned int row ) const;
+    virtual int GetSelection() const;
+    virtual int GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const;
+    
+    
 private:
     friend class wxDataViewCtrlDC;
     friend class wxGtkDataViewListModelNotifier;
diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index 8075b8b5cc..d7a1dde330 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -1797,6 +1797,33 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::AppendColumn( wxDataViewColumn *col )
     return true;
 }
 
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelection( int row )
+{
+}
+
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelectionRange( unsigned int from, unsigned int to )
+{
+}
+
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelections( const wxArrayInt& aSelections)
+{
+}
+    
+bool wxDataViewCtrl::IsSelected( unsigned int row ) const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+int wxDataViewCtrl::GetSelection() const
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int wxDataViewCtrl::GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
     // !wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index f04b10d0dc..d20293d738 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -1564,6 +1564,34 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::AppendColumn( wxDataViewColumn *col )
     return true;
 }
 
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelection( int row )
+{
+}
+
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelectionRange( unsigned int from, unsigned int to )
+{
+}
+
+void wxDataViewCtrl::SetSelections( const wxArrayInt& aSelections)
+{
+}
+    
+bool wxDataViewCtrl::IsSelected( unsigned int row ) const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+int wxDataViewCtrl::GetSelection() const
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int wxDataViewCtrl::GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 #endif
     // !wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL