+// TODO: we probably need equivalent code for other GDK platforms
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+
+extern "C" GdkFilterReturn
+wxNativeContainerWindowFilter(GdkXEvent *gdkxevent,
+                              GdkEvent *event,
+                              gpointer data)
+{
+    XEvent * const xevent = static_cast<XEvent *>(gdkxevent);
+    if ( xevent->type == DestroyNotify )
+    {
+        // we won't need it any more
+        gdk_window_remove_filter(event->any.window,
+                                 wxNativeContainerWindowFilter, data);
+
+        // the underlying window got destroyed, notify the C++ object
+        static_cast<wxNativeContainerWindow *>(data)->OnNativeDestroyed();
+    }
+
+    return GDK_FILTER_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+#endif // GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+