diff --git a/samples/exec/exec.cpp b/samples/exec/exec.cpp
index 5a85d67bf1..1d334c8d3d 100644
--- a/samples/exec/exec.cpp
+++ b/samples/exec/exec.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
     void OnClear(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
     void OnSyncExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnSyncNoEventsExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnAsyncExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnShell(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnExecWithRedirect(wxCommandEvent& event);
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ enum
     Exec_Kill,
     Exec_ClearLog,
     Exec_SyncExec = 200,
+    Exec_SyncNoEventsExec,
     Exec_AsyncExec,
     Exec_Shell,
     Exec_POpen,
@@ -333,6 +335,7 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_ClearLog,  MyFrame::OnClear)
 
     EVT_MENU(Exec_SyncExec, MyFrame::OnSyncExec)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_SyncNoEventsExec, MyFrame::OnSyncNoEventsExec)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_AsyncExec, MyFrame::OnAsyncExec)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_Shell, MyFrame::OnShell)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_Redirect, MyFrame::OnExecWithRedirect)
@@ -437,6 +440,8 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     wxMenu *execMenu = new wxMenu;
     execMenu->Append(Exec_SyncExec, _T("Sync &execution...\tCtrl-E"),
                      _T("Launch a program and return when it terminates"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_SyncNoEventsExec, _T("Sync execution and &block...\tCtrl-B"),
+                     _T("Launch a program and block until it terminates"));
     execMenu->Append(Exec_AsyncExec, _T("&Async execution...\tCtrl-A"),
                      _T("Launch a program and return immediately"));
     execMenu->Append(Exec_Shell, _T("Execute &shell command...\tCtrl-S"),
@@ -648,6 +653,25 @@ void MyFrame::OnSyncExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     m_cmdLast = cmd;
 }
 
+void MyFrame::OnSyncNoEventsExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
+                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
+                                     m_cmdLast);
+
+    if ( !cmd )
+        return;
+
+    wxLogStatus( _T("'%s' is running please wait..."), cmd.c_str() );
+
+    int code = wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_BLOCK);
+
+    wxLogStatus(_T("Process '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
+        cmd.c_str(), code);
+
+    m_cmdLast = cmd;
+}
+
 void MyFrame::OnAsyncExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),