diff --git a/etg/image.py b/etg/image.py
index fe70fff2..38a70a02 100644
--- a/etg/image.py
+++ b/etg/image.py
@@ -102,6 +102,24 @@ def run():
     module.find('wxIMAGE_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT').pyInt = True
     module.find('wxIMAGE_ALPHA_OPAQUE').pyInt = True
     
+    # These are defines for string objects, not integers, so we can't generate
+    # code for them the same way as integer values. Since they are #defines we
+    # can't just tell SIP that they are global wxString objects because it will
+    # then end up taking the address of temporary values when it makes the
+    # getters for them. So instead we'll just make some python code to add the
+    # .py module and hope that the interface file always has the correct
+    # values of these options.
+    pycode = ""
+    for item in module:
+        if 'IMAGE_OPTION' in item.name and isinstance(item, etgtools.DefineDef):
+            item.ignore()
+            name = tools.removeWxPrefix(item.name)
+            value = item.value
+            for txt in ['wxString(', 'wxT(', ')']:
+                value = value.replace(txt, '')
+                
+            pycode += '%s = %s\n' % (name, value)
+    module.addPyCode(pycode)
     
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     tools.doCommonTweaks(module)