diff --git a/wxPython/src/_xmlhandler.i b/wxPython/src/_xmlhandler.i
index cdf52dae8b..5269a40d45 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_xmlhandler.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_xmlhandler.i
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class wxPyXmlResourceHandler : public wxObject {
 public:
     %pythonAppend wxPyXmlResourceHandler "self._setCallbackInfo(self, XmlResourceHandler)"
     wxPyXmlResourceHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler() {}
-    //~wxPyXmlResourceHandler();
+    ~wxPyXmlResourceHandler();
 
     void _setCallbackInfo(PyObject* self, PyObject* _class);
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_xmlres.i b/wxPython/src/_xmlres.i
index 87310ca821..63090843c5 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_xmlres.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_xmlres.i
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public:
     // Initialize handlers for all supported controls/windows. 
     void InitAllHandlers();
 
+
+    %disownarg( wxPyXmlResourceHandler *handler );
+    
     // Initialize only specific handler (or custom handler). Convention says
     // that handler name is equal to control's name plus 'XmlHandler', e.g.
     // wxTextCtrlXmlHandler, wxHtmlWindowXmlHandler. XML resource compiler
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ public:
     // Add a new handler at the begining of the handler list
     void InsertHandler(wxPyXmlResourceHandler *handler);
 
+    %cleardisown( wxPyXmlResourceHandler *handler );
+
+    
     // Removes all handlers
     void ClearHandlers();