diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 729df9c4..a3d206fe 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ Changes in this release include the following:
 
 * Fix type error that would occur using pycolourchooser. (#957)
 
+* Add wrapper for wx.StaticBox.GetBordersForSizer and use it in the demo to do
+  platform-specific layout of the items in the StaticBox. (#974)
+
+
 
 
 4.0.3 "The show must go on. (Die show-stoppers! Die!)"
diff --git a/demo/StaticBox.py b/demo/StaticBox.py
index af391417..dd86e5be 100644
--- a/demo/StaticBox.py
+++ b/demo/StaticBox.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class TestPanel(wx.Panel):
         wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1)
 
         box1 = wx.StaticBox(self, -1, "This is a wx.StaticBox")
+
+        # This gets the recommended amount of border space to use for items
+        # within in the static box for the current platform.
         topBorder, otherBorder = box1.GetBordersForSizer()
         bsizer1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
         bsizer1.AddSpacer(topBorder)
@@ -18,12 +21,14 @@ class TestPanel(wx.Panel):
         bsizer1.Add(t1, 1, wx.EXPAND|wx.BOTTOM|wx.LEFT|wx.RIGHT, otherBorder+10)
         box1.SetSizer(bsizer1)
 
+        ## The OLD way.
         box2 = wx.StaticBox(self, -1, "This is a wx.StaticBox using wx.StaticBoxSizer")
         bsizer2 = wx.StaticBoxSizer(box2, wx.VERTICAL)
 
         t = wx.StaticText(self, -1, "Controls placed \"inside\" the box are really its siblings. This method of using wx.StaticBox is deprecated since wxPython 2.9, and can cause issues on some platforms.")
         bsizer2.Add(t, 1, wx.EXPAND|wx.TOP|wx.LEFT, 10)
 
+
         border = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
         border.Add(box1, 1, wx.EXPAND|wx.ALL, 25)
         border.Add(bsizer2, 1, wx.EXPAND|wx.ALL, 25)