diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d6ff2d73..88be4cdc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ Changes in this release include the following:
 * Fix missing parameter tool_id in
   wx.lib.agw.ribbon.toolbar.RibbonToolBar.AddToggleTool. (#947)
 
+* Add a step to wx.Config.ReadInt to attempt converting from long to int 
+  under python2. (#384)
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/etg/config.py b/etg/config.py
index 5ecf55bc..8675e751 100644
--- a/etg/config.py
+++ b/etg/config.py
@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ def run():
         else:
             func.find('defaultVal').default = 'wxEmptyString'
 
-    c.addCppMethod('long', 'ReadInt', '(const wxString& key, long defaultVal=0)',  """\
+    c.addCppMethod('long', '_cpp_ReadInt', '(const wxString& key, long defaultVal=0)',  """\
         long rv;
         self->Read(*key, &rv, defaultVal);
         return rv;
         """)
+    c.addPyMethod('ReadInt', '(self, key, defaultVal=0)', body="""\
+        import six
+        rv = self._cpp_ReadInt(key, defaultVal)
+        if six.PY2:
+            rv = int(rv)
+        return rv
+        """)
+
     c.addCppMethod('double', 'ReadFloat', '(const wxString& key, double defaultVal=0.0)', """\
         double rv;
         self->Read(*key, &rv, defaultVal);