diff --git a/include/wx/menu.h b/include/wx/menu.h
index 1a5ef27737..8914432b71 100644
--- a/include/wx/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/menu.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 // included wx/menu.h
 #include "wx/menuitem.h"
 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxFrame;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenu;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenuBarBase;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenuBar;
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ public:
     void SetInvokingWindow(wxWindow *win);
     wxWindow *GetInvokingWindow() const;
 
+    // the window associated with this menu: this is the invoking window for
+    // popup menus or the top level window to which the menu bar is attached
+    // for menus which are part of a menu bar
+    wxWindow *GetWindow() const;
+
     // style
     long GetStyle() const { return m_style; }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/menu.h b/include/wx/msw/menu.h
index 852bb646a6..f19beacbf7 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/menu.h
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     bool MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD id);
 
-    // semi-private accessors
-        // get the window which contains this menu
-    wxWindow *GetWindow() const;
-        // get the menu handle
+    // get the native menu handle
     WXHMENU GetHMenu() const { return m_hMenu; }
 
 #if wxUSE_ACCEL
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 76f17e9481..74d5fd843d 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ wxWindow *wxMenuBase::GetInvokingWindow() const
     return menu->m_invokingWindow;
 }
 
+wxWindow *wxMenuBase::GetWindow() const
+{
+    return GetMenuBar() ? GetMenuBar()->GetFrame() : GetInvokingWindow();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxMenu functions forwarded to wxMenuItem
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/menu.cpp b/src/msw/menu.cpp
index 7c62184ce2..9df0797d69 100644
--- a/src/msw/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/menu.cpp
@@ -978,15 +978,6 @@ bool wxMenu::MSWCommand(WXUINT WXUNUSED(param), WXWORD id_)
     return true;
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// other
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-wxWindow *wxMenu::GetWindow() const
-{
-    return GetMenuBar() ? GetMenuBar()->GetFrame() : GetInvokingWindow();
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Menu Bar
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------