diff --git a/include/wx/image.h b/include/wx/image.h
index 80afae6ac3..bed5d53aba 100644
--- a/include/wx/image.h
+++ b/include/wx/image.h
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ public:
     unsigned char *GetData() const;
     void SetData( unsigned char *data, bool static_data=false );
     void SetData( unsigned char *data, int new_width, int new_height, bool static_data=false );
+    void SetDataRGBA(unsigned char* data);
 
     unsigned char *GetAlpha() const;    // may return nullptr!
     bool HasAlpha() const { return GetAlpha() != nullptr; }
diff --git a/interface/wx/image.h b/interface/wx/image.h
index e1edb6debe..4997b623be 100644
--- a/interface/wx/image.h
+++ b/interface/wx/image.h
@@ -1771,6 +1771,20 @@ public:
     void SetData(unsigned char* data, int new_width, int new_height,
                  bool static_data = false);
 
+    /**
+        Sets the image data without performing checks.
+
+        The data given must have the size (width*height*4) or results will be
+        unexpected. Don't use this method if you aren't sure you know what you
+        are doing.
+
+        Due to the internal data representation, wxImage will always create a
+        copy of the data.
+
+        @since 3.3.0
+    */
+    void SetDataRGBA(unsigned char* data);
+
     /**
         Sets the default value for the flags used for loading image files.
 
diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index f65eb85a08..2ec2095942 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -2137,6 +2137,41 @@ void wxImage::SetData( unsigned char *data, int new_width, int new_height, bool
     m_refData = newRefData;
 }
 
+void wxImage::SetDataRGBA(unsigned char* data)
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET(IsOk(), wxT("invalid image"));
+
+    wxImageRefData* newRefData = new wxImageRefData();
+
+    newRefData->m_width = M_IMGDATA->m_width;
+    newRefData->m_height = M_IMGDATA->m_height;
+
+    size_t pixel_count = (size_t)newRefData->m_width * (size_t)newRefData->m_height;
+    newRefData->m_data = (unsigned char*)malloc(3 * pixel_count);
+    newRefData->m_alpha = (unsigned char*)malloc(pixel_count);
+
+    size_t rgba_index = 0, rgb_index = 0, alpha_index = 0;
+    for (size_t pixel_counter = 0; pixel_counter < pixel_count; pixel_counter++)
+    {
+        newRefData->m_data[rgb_index++] = data[rgba_index++]; // R
+        newRefData->m_data[rgb_index++] = data[rgba_index++]; // G
+        newRefData->m_data[rgb_index++] = data[rgba_index++]; // B
+        newRefData->m_alpha[alpha_index++] = data[rgba_index++]; // A
+    }
+
+    newRefData->m_ok = true;
+    newRefData->m_maskRed = M_IMGDATA->m_maskRed;
+    newRefData->m_maskGreen = M_IMGDATA->m_maskGreen;
+    newRefData->m_maskBlue = M_IMGDATA->m_maskBlue;
+    newRefData->m_hasMask = M_IMGDATA->m_hasMask;
+    newRefData->m_static = false;
+    newRefData->m_staticAlpha = false;
+
+    UnRef();
+
+    m_refData = newRefData;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // alpha channel support
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------