diff --git a/interface/wx/font.h b/interface/wx/font.h
index 2aa73fd21a..97e44fe539 100644
--- a/interface/wx/font.h
+++ b/interface/wx/font.h
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ public:
            const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
            wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
 
+    /**
+        Constructor from font description string.
+
+        This constructor uses SetNativeFontInfo() to initialize the font. If @a
+        fontdesc is invalid font remains uninitialized, i.e. its IsOk() method
+        will return @false.
+     */
+    wxFont(const wxString& fontdesc);
+
     /**
         Destructor.