diff --git a/wxPython/src/grid.i b/wxPython/src/grid.i
index 45ac9c3c09..b8bcd62b3d 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/grid.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/grid.i
@@ -1455,10 +1455,14 @@ bool wxGridCellCoords_helper(PyObject* source, wxGridCellCoords** obj) {
 
 
 // Typemap to convert an array of cells coords to a list of tuples...
-%typemap(python, out) wxGridCellCoordsArray& {
+%typemap(python, out) wxGridCellCoordsArray {
     $target = wxGridCellCoordsArray_helper($source);
 }
 
+%typemap(python, ret) wxGridCellCoordsArray {
+    delete $source;
+}
+
 
 // ...and the helper function for the above typemap.
 %{
@@ -1801,9 +1805,9 @@ public:
     bool IsInSelection( int row, int col );
     // TODO: ??? bool IsInSelection( const wxGridCellCoords& coords )
 
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray& GetSelectedCells() const;
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray& GetSelectionBlockTopLeft() const;
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray& GetSelectionBlockBottomRight() const;
+    const wxGridCellCoordsArray GetSelectedCells() const;
+    const wxGridCellCoordsArray GetSelectionBlockTopLeft() const;
+    const wxGridCellCoordsArray GetSelectionBlockBottomRight() const;
     const wxArrayInt GetSelectedRows() const;
     const wxArrayInt GetSelectedCols() const;
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/grid.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/grid.cpp
index 9a3d6a3252..7d014abd12 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/grid.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/grid.cpp
@@ -12581,13 +12581,15 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGrid_GetSelectedCells(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, P
     }
 {
     PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray & _result_ref = wxGrid_GetSelectedCells(_arg0);
-    _result = (wxGridCellCoordsArray *) &_result_ref;
+    _result = new wxGridCellCoordsArray (wxGrid_GetSelectedCells(_arg0));
 
     wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 }{
     _resultobj = wxGridCellCoordsArray_helper(_result);
+}
+{
+    delete _result;
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }
@@ -12612,13 +12614,15 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockTopLeft(PyObject *self, PyObject
     }
 {
     PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray & _result_ref = wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockTopLeft(_arg0);
-    _result = (wxGridCellCoordsArray *) &_result_ref;
+    _result = new wxGridCellCoordsArray (wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockTopLeft(_arg0));
 
     wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 }{
     _resultobj = wxGridCellCoordsArray_helper(_result);
+}
+{
+    delete _result;
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }
@@ -12643,13 +12647,15 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockBottomRight(PyObject *self, PyObj
     }
 {
     PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    const wxGridCellCoordsArray & _result_ref = wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockBottomRight(_arg0);
-    _result = (wxGridCellCoordsArray *) &_result_ref;
+    _result = new wxGridCellCoordsArray (wxGrid_GetSelectionBlockBottomRight(_arg0));
 
     wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 }{
     _resultobj = wxGridCellCoordsArray_helper(_result);
+}
+{
+    delete _result;
 }
     return _resultobj;
 }