diff --git a/include/wx/animate.h b/include/wx/animate.h
index 316c2a5ec9..6c076f3b85 100644
--- a/include/wx/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/animate.h
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ public:
         { return m_bmpStatic; }
 
     wxAnimation CreateAnimation() const
-        { return wxAnimation(DoCreateAnimationImpl()); }
+        { return MakeAnimFromImpl(DoCreateAnimationImpl()); }
 
 protected:
     virtual wxAnimationImpl* DoCreateAnimationImpl() const = 0;
 
-    // This method allows derived classes access to wxAnimation::GetImpl().
+    // These methods allow derived classes access to private wxAnimation ctor
+    // and wxAnimation::GetImpl(), respectively.
+    static wxAnimation MakeAnimFromImpl(wxAnimationImpl* impl)
+        { return wxAnimation(impl); }
+
     wxAnimationImpl* GetAnimImpl() const
         { return m_animation.GetImpl(); }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/generic/animate.h b/include/wx/generic/animate.h
index 7de8ac8190..54487b21ee 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/animate.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
     // override base class method
     virtual bool SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& col) wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    static wxAnimation CreateCompatibleAnimation();
+
 public:     // event handlers
 
     void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event);
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
index 8b9983c585..6b8ab3ac9b 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:     // public API
 
     bool SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour ) wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    static wxAnimation CreateCompatibleAnimation();
+
 protected:
     virtual wxAnimationImpl* DoCreateAnimationImpl() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/animate.h b/interface/wx/animate.h
index 2b0d4c7636..3233ae0099 100644
--- a/interface/wx/animate.h
+++ b/interface/wx/animate.h
@@ -113,10 +113,22 @@ public:
         A wxAnimation object created using this function is always compatible
         with controls of this type, see wxAnimation::IsCompatibleWith().
 
+        @see CreateCompatibleAnimation()
+
         @since 3.1.4
      */
     wxAnimation CreateAnimation() const;
 
+    /**
+        Create a new animation object compatible with this control.
+
+        This method does the same thing as CreateAnimation() but is static,
+        i.e. can be called without creating any wxAnimationCtrl objects.
+
+        @since 3.1.4
+     */
+    static wxAnimation CreateCompatibleAnimation();
+
     /**
         Returns the animation associated with this control.
     */
diff --git a/src/generic/animateg.cpp b/src/generic/animateg.cpp
index 237cad4ef2..bfd826eb04 100644
--- a/src/generic/animateg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/animateg.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ bool wxGenericAnimationCtrl::Load(wxInputStream& stream, wxAnimationType type)
     return true;
 }
 
+wxAnimation wxGenericAnimationCtrl::CreateCompatibleAnimation()
+{
+    return MakeAnimFromImpl(new wxAnimationGenericImpl());
+}
+
 wxAnimationImpl* wxGenericAnimationCtrl::DoCreateAnimationImpl() const
 {
     return new wxAnimationGenericImpl();
diff --git a/src/gtk/animate.cpp b/src/gtk/animate.cpp
index d6e17a4f70..bb52a72a54 100644
--- a/src/gtk/animate.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/animate.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ bool wxAnimationCtrl::Load(wxInputStream& stream, wxAnimationType type)
     return true;
 }
 
+wxAnimation wxAnimationCtrl::CreateCompatibleAnimation()
+{
+    return MakeAnimFromImpl(new wxAnimationGTKImpl());
+}
+
 wxAnimationImpl* wxAnimationCtrl::DoCreateAnimationImpl() const
 {
     return new wxAnimationGTKImpl();