diff --git a/docs/sphinx/rest_substitutions/snippets/python/converted/EventFilter.1.py b/docs/sphinx/rest_substitutions/snippets/python/converted/EventFilter.1.py
index 1543b05b..53bd9e28 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/rest_substitutions/snippets/python/converted/EventFilter.1.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/rest_substitutions/snippets/python/converted/EventFilter.1.py
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
                 # Update the last user activity
                 t = event.GetEventType()
                 
-                if t == wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN or t == wx.EVT_MOTION or \
-                   t == wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN or t == wx.EVT_RIGHT_DOWN or \
-                   t == wx.EVT_MIDDLE_DOWN:
+                if t == wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN.typeId or t == wx.EVT_MOTION.typeId or \
+                   t == wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN.typeId or t == wx.EVT_RIGHT_DOWN.typeId or \
+                   t == wx.EVT_MIDDLE_DOWN.typeId:
                 
                     self.last = wx.DateTime.Now()
                 
     
                 # Continue processing the event normally as well.
-                event.Skip()
+                self.Event_Skip
                 
         
             # This function could be called periodically from some timer to
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
                 
                 return wx.DateTime.Now() - diff > self.last
                 
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        
diff --git a/etg/eventfilter.py b/etg/eventfilter.py
index e361fa60..ecf5fcb6 100644
--- a/etg/eventfilter.py
+++ b/etg/eventfilter.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def run():
     
     c = module.find('wxEventFilter')
     assert isinstance(c, etgtools.ClassDef)
-    c.abstract = True
+    c.noDefCtor = True
     
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     tools.doCommonTweaks(module)
diff --git a/unittests/test_eventfilter.py b/unittests/test_eventfilter.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..060633d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_eventfilter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import unittest, wtc
+import wx
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class MyEventFilter(wx.EventFilter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        wx.EventFilter.__init__(self)
+        wx.EvtHandler.AddFilter(self)
+        self.flag = False
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        wx.EvtHandler.RemoveFilter(self)
+
+    def FilterEvent(self, event):
+        t = event.GetEventType()
+        if t == wx.EVT_HELP.typeId:
+            self.flag = True
+        return self.Event_Skip
+
+class eventfilter_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
+    def test_EventFilter_ctor(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            # it's an abstract class, so it can't be instantiated
+            evt = wx.EventFilter()
+
+    def test_EventFilter_subclass(self):
+        filter = MyEventFilter()
+        wx.PostEvent(self.frame, wx.PyCommandEvent(wx.EVT_HELP.typeId))
+        self.myYield()
+        self.assertTrue(filter.flag)
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()