diff --git a/wxPython/src/frames.i b/wxPython/src/frames.i
index 03cc0edfa2..25989c93f0 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/frames.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/frames.i
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ public:
     virtual wxToolBar *GetToolBar() const { return m_frameToolBar; }
     virtual void SetToolBar(wxToolBar *toolbar) { m_frameToolBar = toolbar; }
 
+    // sends a size event to the window using its current size -- this has an
+    // effect of refreshing the window layout
+    virtual void SendSizeEvent();
 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/frames.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/frames.cpp
index 610a8a9d34..1a9e0c9c15 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/frames.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/frames.cpp
@@ -1529,6 +1529,34 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxFrame_SetToolBar(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObje
     return _resultobj;
 }
 
+#define wxFrame_SendSizeEvent(_swigobj)  (_swigobj->SendSizeEvent())
+static PyObject *_wrap_wxFrame_SendSizeEvent(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
+    PyObject * _resultobj;
+    wxFrame * _arg0;
+    PyObject * _argo0 = 0;
+    char *_kwnames[] = { "self", NULL };
+
+    self = self;
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,"O:wxFrame_SendSizeEvent",_kwnames,&_argo0)) 
+        return NULL;
+    if (_argo0) {
+        if (_argo0 == Py_None) { _arg0 = NULL; }
+        else if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(_argo0,(void **) &_arg0,"_wxFrame_p")) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Type error in argument 1 of wxFrame_SendSizeEvent. Expected _wxFrame_p.");
+        return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+{
+    PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    wxFrame_SendSizeEvent(_arg0);
+
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
+}    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    _resultobj = Py_None;
+    return _resultobj;
+}
+
 static void *SwigwxDialogTowxTopLevelWindow(void *ptr) {
     wxDialog *src;
     wxTopLevelWindow *dest;
@@ -2620,6 +2648,7 @@ static PyMethodDef framescMethods[] = {
 	 { "wxDialog_Create", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxDialog_Create, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "new_wxPreDialog", (PyCFunction) _wrap_new_wxPreDialog, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "new_wxDialog", (PyCFunction) _wrap_new_wxDialog, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
+	 { "wxFrame_SendSizeEvent", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFrame_SendSizeEvent, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxFrame_SetToolBar", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFrame_SetToolBar, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxFrame_GetToolBar", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFrame_GetToolBar, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxFrame_CreateToolBar", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFrame_CreateToolBar, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/frames.py b/wxPython/src/msw/frames.py
index 81d3be22cb..26b4e08cff 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/frames.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/frames.py
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ class wxFramePtr(wxTopLevelWindowPtr):
     def SetToolBar(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
         val = apply(framesc.wxFrame_SetToolBar,(self,) + _args, _kwargs)
         return val
+    def SendSizeEvent(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
+        val = apply(framesc.wxFrame_SendSizeEvent,(self,) + _args, _kwargs)
+        return val
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<C wxFrame instance at %s>" % (self.this,)
 class wxFrame(wxFramePtr):