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diff --git a/interface/wx/socket.h b/interface/wx/socket.h
index d89f21944f..e78e484abd 100644
--- a/interface/wx/socket.h
+++ b/interface/wx/socket.h
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@
 // Name:        socket.h
 // Purpose:     interface of wxIP*address, wxSocket* classes
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
-// RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+/**
+    The type of the native socket.
+
+    Notice that the definition below is simplified and this type is not always
+    int, e.g. it is a 64 bit integer type under Win64.
+
+    @since 2.9.5
+  */
+typedef int wxSOCKET_T;
+
 /**
     @class wxIPaddress
 
@@ -1387,6 +1396,25 @@ public:
     */
     void SetNotify(wxSocketEventFlags flags);
 
+    /**
+        Returns the native socket descriptor.
+
+        This is intended to use with rarely used specific platform features
+        that can only be accessed via the actual socket descriptor.
+
+        Do not use this for reading or writing data from or to the socket as
+        this would almost surely interfere with wxSocket code logic and result
+        in unexpected behaviour.
+
+        The socket must be successfully initialized, e.g. connected for client
+        sockets, before this method can be called.
+
+        @return Returns the native socket descriptor.
+
+        @since 2.9.5
+    */
+    wxSOCKET_T GetSocket() const;
+
     //@}
 };