diff --git a/include/wx/menuitem.h b/include/wx/menuitem.h
index 7bc457673f..a7289a9e54 100644
--- a/include/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ public:
     void SetKind(wxItemKind kind) { m_kind = kind; }
     bool IsSeparator() const { return m_kind == wxITEM_SEPARATOR; }
 
-    virtual void SetCheckable(bool checkable) { m_kind = checkable ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL; }
+    bool IsCheck() const { return m_kind == wxITEM_CHECK; }
+    bool IsRadio() const { return m_kind == wxITEM_RADIO; }
+
+    virtual void SetCheckable(bool checkable)
+        { m_kind = checkable ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL; }
+
+    // Notice that this doesn't quite match SetCheckable().
     bool IsCheckable() const
         { return m_kind == wxITEM_CHECK || m_kind == wxITEM_RADIO; }
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/menuitem.h b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
index d659f74801..7317a32e0b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/interface/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -268,8 +268,21 @@ public:
     */
     //@{
 
+    /**
+        Returns @true if the item is a check item.
+
+        Unlike IsCheckable() this doesn't return @true for the radio buttons.
+
+        @since 2.9.5
+     */
+    bool IsCheck() const;
+
     /**
         Returns @true if the item is checkable.
+
+        Notice that the radio buttons are considered to be checkable as well,
+        so this method returns @true for them too. Use IsCheck() if you want to
+        test for the check items only.
     */
     bool IsCheckable() const;
 
@@ -283,6 +296,13 @@ public:
     */
     virtual bool IsEnabled() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns @true if the item is a radio button.
+
+        @since 2.9.5
+     */
+    bool IsRadio() const;
+
     /**
         Returns @true if the item is a separator.
     */