diff --git a/python/gui/gui.sip b/python/gui/gui.sip
index dca99cca55c..4cdc1d3740e 100644
--- a/python/gui/gui.sip
+++ b/python/gui/gui.sip
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 %Include qgscodeeditorcss.sip
 %End
 %Include qgscharacterselectdialog.sip
+%Include qgscheckablecombobox.sip
 %Include qgscolorbrewercolorrampdialog.sip
 %Include qgscolorbutton.sip
 %Include qgscolorrampbutton.sip
diff --git a/python/gui/qgscheckablecombobox.sip b/python/gui/qgscheckablecombobox.sip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1c780a6f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gui/qgscheckablecombobox.sip
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/** \class QgsCheckBoxDelegate
+ * \ingroup gui
+ * QComboBox subclass which allows selecting multiple items.
+ * @note added in QGIS 3.0
+ **/
+class QgsCheckableComboBox : QComboBox
+{
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include <qgscheckablecombobox.h>
+%End
+
+  public:
+
+    /** Constructor for QgsCheckableComboBox.
+     * @param parent parent object
+     */
+    QgsCheckableComboBox( QWidget *parent = nullptr );
+
+    /** Returns separator used to separate items in the display text.
+     * @see setSeparator()
+     */
+    QString separator() const;
+
+    /** Set separator used to separate items in the display text.
+     * @param separator separator to use
+     * @see separator()
+     */
+    void setSeparator( const QString &separator );
+
+    /** Returns default text which will be displayed in the widget
+     * when no items selected.
+     * @see setDefaultText()
+     */
+    QString defaultText() const;
+
+    /** Set default text which will be displayed in the widget when
+     * no items selected.
+     * @param text default text
+     * @see defaultText()
+     */
+    void setDefaultText( const QString &text );
+
+    /** Returns currently checked items.
+     * @see setCheckedItems()
+     */
+    QStringList checkedItems() const;
+
+    /** Returns the checked state of the item identified by index
+     * @param index item index
+     * @see setItemCheckState()
+     * @see toggleItemCheckState()
+     */
+    Qt::CheckState itemCheckState( int index ) const;
+
+    /** Sets the item check state to state
+     * @param index item index
+     * @param state check state
+     * @see itemCheckState()
+     * @see toggleItemCheckState()
+     */
+    void setItemCheckState( int index, Qt::CheckState state );
+
+    /** Toggles the item check state
+     * @param index item index
+     * @see itemCheckState()
+     * @see setItemCheckState()
+     */
+    void toggleItemCheckState( int index );
+
+    /** Hides the list of items in the combobox if it is currently
+     * visible and resets the internal state.
+     */
+    virtual void hidePopup();
+
+  signals:
+
+    /** This signal is emitted whenever the checked items list changed.
+     */
+    void checkedItemsChanged( const QStringList &items );
+
+  public slots:
+
+    /** Set items which should be checked/selected.
+     * @param items items to select
+     * @see checkedItems()
+     */
+    void setCheckedItems( const QStringList &items );
+
+  protected:
+    virtual void resizeEvent( QResizeEvent *event );
+};