diff --git a/wxPython/src/combo.i b/wxPython/src/combo.i
index d14a2487ce..e688cdd730 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/combo.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/combo.i
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ Nearly all of the methods of this class are overridable in Python.", "");
 
 MustHaveApp(wxPyComboPopup);
 %rename(ComboPopup) wxPyComboPopup;
+%typemap(out) wxPyComboCtrl*  { $result = wxPyMake_wxObject($1, (bool)$owner); }
 
 class wxPyComboPopup
 {
@@ -844,7 +845,6 @@ is associated with.", "");
 };
 
 
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %newgroup