diff --git a/include/wx/window.h b/include/wx/window.h
index c7183ecabb..82b313d4b8 100644
--- a/include/wx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/window.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxSizer;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxToolTip;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowBase;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxScrollHelper;
 
 #if wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxAccessible;
@@ -343,6 +344,9 @@ public:
             *h = s.y;
     }
 
+    void SetScrollHelper( wxScrollHelper *sh )   { m_scrollHelper = sh; }
+    wxScrollHelper *GetScrollHelper()            { return m_scrollHelper; }
+
         // reset the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the
         // next time it is needed.
     void InvalidateBestSize();
@@ -1242,6 +1246,8 @@ protected:
     // Virtual size (scrolling)
     wxSize                m_virtualSize;
 
+    wxScrollHelper       *m_scrollHelper;
+
     int                   m_minVirtualWidth;    // VirtualSizeHints
     int                   m_minVirtualHeight;
     int                   m_maxVirtualWidth;
diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index 9d0b6f4582..47983f7274 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ wxWindowBase::wxWindowBase()
 
     m_virtualSize = wxDefaultSize;
 
+    m_scrollHelper = (wxScrollHelper *) NULL;
+
     m_minVirtualWidth =
     m_maxVirtualWidth = wxDefaultCoord;
     m_minVirtualHeight =
diff --git a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
index e05ecbda17..b6646136f1 100644
--- a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ wxScrollHelper::wxScrollHelper(wxWindow *win)
     m_handler = NULL;
 
     m_win = win;
+    
+    m_win->SetScrollHelper( this );
 
     // by default, the associated window is also the target window
     DoSetTargetWindow(win);