diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index 225da47b42..36f7a8b73e 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 #include "wx/tracker.h"
 #include "wx/typeinfo.h"
+#include "wx/any.h"
 
 #ifdef wxHAS_EVENT_BIND
     #include "wx/meta/convertible.h"
@@ -1203,6 +1204,10 @@ public:
         // make sure our string member (which uses COW, aka refcounting) is not
         // shared by other wxString instances:
         SetString(GetString().c_str());
+
+#if wxUSE_ANY && (!defined(__VISUALC__) || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(7))
+        m_payload = event.m_payload;
+#endif
     }
 
     virtual wxEvent *Clone() const
@@ -1215,6 +1220,23 @@ public:
     virtual wxEventCategory GetEventCategory() const
         { return wxEVT_CATEGORY_THREAD; }
 
+#if wxUSE_ANY && (!defined(__VISUALC__) || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(7))
+    template<typename T>
+    void SetPayload(const T& payload)
+    {
+        m_payload = payload;
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    T GetPayload() const
+    {
+        return m_payload.As<T>();
+    }
+
+protected:
+    wxAny m_payload;
+#endif // wxUSE_ANY && (!defined(__VISUALC__) || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(7))
+
 private:
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(wxThreadEvent)
 };
diff --git a/interface/wx/event.h b/interface/wx/event.h
index baa35fc9c3..dc010cc28d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/event.h
+++ b/interface/wx/event.h
@@ -2853,6 +2853,37 @@ public:
         when calling wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor().
     */
     virtual wxEventCategory GetEventCategory() const;
+
+    /**
+        Sets custom data payload.
+
+        The @a payload argument may be of any type that wxAny can handle
+        (i.e. pretty much anything). Note that T's copy constructor must be
+        thread-safe, i.e. create a copy that doesn't share anything with
+        the original (see Clone()).
+
+        @note This method is not available with Visual C++ 6.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+
+        @see GetPayload(), wxAny
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    void SetPayload(const T& payload);
+
+    /**
+        Get custom data payload.
+
+        Correct type is checked in debug builds.
+
+        @note This method is not available with Visual C++ 6.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+
+        @see SetPayload(), wxAny
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    T GetPayload() const;
 };