diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/process.tex b/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
index 4f94f2b2a6..cd91098c18 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ A pointer to new wxProcess object or {\tt NULL} on error.
 
 \helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute}
 
+\membersection{wxProcess::GetPid}\label{wxprocessgetpid}
+
+\constfunc{long}{GetPid}{\void}
+
+Returns the process ID of the process launched by \helpref{Open}{wxprocessopen}.
+
 \membersection{wxProcess::Redirect}\label{wxprocessredirect}
 
 \func{void}{Redirect}{\void}
diff --git a/include/wx/process.h b/include/wx/process.h
index f707116868..a904f879ad 100644
--- a/include/wx/process.h
+++ b/include/wx/process.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~wxProcess();
 
+    // get the process ID of the process executed by Open()
+    long GetPid() const { return m_pid; }
+
     // may be overridden to be notified about process termination
     virtual void OnTerminate(int pid, int status);
 
@@ -103,8 +106,10 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void Init(wxEvtHandler *parent, int id, int flags);
+    void SetPid(long pid) { m_pid = pid; }
 
     int m_id;
+    long m_pid;
 
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS
     // these streams are connected to stdout, stderr and stdin of the child
diff --git a/samples/exec/exec.cpp b/samples/exec/exec.cpp
index 13e9c0003d..3a30eff6de 100644
--- a/samples/exec/exec.cpp
+++ b/samples/exec/exec.cpp
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnPOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
         return;
     }
 
+    wxLogVerbose(_T("PID of the new process: %ld"), process->GetPid());
+
     wxOutputStream *out = process->GetOutputStream();
     if ( !out )
     {
diff --git a/src/common/process.cpp b/src/common/process.cpp
index 9413b71d12..36764bf2f5 100644
--- a/src/common/process.cpp
+++ b/src/common/process.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void wxProcess::Init(wxEvtHandler *parent, int id, int flags)
         SetNextHandler(parent);
 
     m_id         = id;
+    m_pid        = 0;
     m_redirect   = (flags & wxPROCESS_REDIRECT) != 0;
 
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS
@@ -63,13 +64,16 @@ wxProcess *wxProcess::Open(const wxString& cmd, int flags)
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( !(flags & wxEXEC_SYNC), wxT("wxEXEC_SYNC should not be used." ));
     wxProcess *process = new wxProcess(wxPROCESS_REDIRECT);
-    if ( !wxExecute(cmd, flags, process) )
+    long pid = wxExecute(cmd, flags, process);
+    if( !pid )
     {
         // couldn't launch the process
         delete process;
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    process->SetPid(pid);
+
     return process;
 }