diff --git a/etgtools/extractors.py b/etgtools/extractors.py
index 12e538d5..eb2d1b01 100644
--- a/etgtools/extractors.py
+++ b/etgtools/extractors.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class TypedefDef(VariableDef):
         self.noTypeName = False
         self.docAsClass = False
         self.bases = []
+        self.protection = 'public'
         self.__dict__.update(**kw)
         if element is not None:
             self.extract(element)
@@ -725,8 +726,8 @@ class ClassDef(BaseDef):
                 e = EnumDef(node, [self])
                 self.items.append(e)
             elif kind == 'typedef':
-                # callback function prototype, see wx/filedlg.h for an instance of this
-                continue
+                t = TypedefDef(node)
+                self.items.append(t)
             elif kind == 'friend':
                 continue
             else:
diff --git a/etgtools/pi_generator.py b/etgtools/pi_generator.py
index 61831940..ca1f124a 100644
--- a/etgtools/pi_generator.py
+++ b/etgtools/pi_generator.py
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ class PiWrapperGenerator(generators.WrapperGeneratorBase, FixWxPrefix):
 
         dispatch = {
             extractors.MemberVarDef     : self.generateMemberVar,
+            extractors.TypedefDef       : lambda a,b,c: None,
             extractors.PropertyDef      : self.generateProperty,
             extractors.PyPropertyDef    : self.generatePyProperty,
             extractors.MethodDef        : self.generateMethod,
diff --git a/etgtools/sip_generator.py b/etgtools/sip_generator.py
index 0f2d7d42..7965022a 100644
--- a/etgtools/sip_generator.py
+++ b/etgtools/sip_generator.py
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ from .%s import *
         
         
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def generateTypedef(self, typedef, stream):
+    def generateTypedef(self, typedef, stream, indent=''):
         assert isinstance(typedef, extractors.TypedefDef)
         if typedef.ignored:
             return
-        stream.write('typedef %s %s' % (typedef.type, typedef.name))
+        stream.write('%stypedef %s %s' % (indent, typedef.type, typedef.name))
         stream.write('%s;\n\n' % self.annotate(typedef))
         
         
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ from .%s import *
         
     def dispatchClassItem(self, klass, item, stream, indent):
         dispatch = {
+            extractors.TypedefDef       : self.generateTypedef,
             extractors.MemberVarDef     : self.generateMemberVar,
             extractors.PropertyDef      : self.generateProperty,
             extractors.PyPropertyDef    : self.generatePyProperty,
diff --git a/etgtools/sphinx_generator.py b/etgtools/sphinx_generator.py
index 7d461251..935f2e81 100644
--- a/etgtools/sphinx_generator.py
+++ b/etgtools/sphinx_generator.py
@@ -3132,6 +3132,7 @@ class SphinxGenerator(generators.DocsGeneratorBase):
             extractors.EnumDef          : (self.generateEnum,       0),
             extractors.PyCodeDef        : (self.generatePyCode,     3),
             extractors.WigCode          : (self.generateWigCode,    4),
+            extractors.TypedefDef       : (lambda a: None,          5),
             }
 
         # Build a list to check if there are any properties