diff --git a/demo/StatusBar.py b/demo/StatusBar.py
index 5fe90434..64f45043 100644
--- a/demo/StatusBar.py
+++ b/demo/StatusBar.py
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ class CustomStatusBar(wx.StatusBar):
 
     # reposition the checkbox
     def Reposition(self):
-        # sw0 = self.GetStatusWidth(0)
-        sw1 = self.GetStatusWidth(1)
-        sw2 = self.GetStatusWidth(2)
-        sz = self.GetSize()
-        self.cb.SetPosition((sz[0] - sw2 - sw1 - 25, 4))
+        rect = self.GetFieldRect(1)
+        rect.x += 1
+        rect.y += 1
+        self.cb.SetRect(rect)
         self.sizeChanged = False
 
 
diff --git a/etg/statusbar.py b/etg/statusbar.py
index a89a74f2..8a62de3a 100644
--- a/etg/statusbar.py
+++ b/etg/statusbar.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def run():
     # customizing the generated code and docstrings.
     
     c = module.find('wxStatusBar')
+    assert isinstance(c, etgtools.ClassDef)
     tools.fixWindowClass(c)
     module.addGlobalStr('wxStatusBarNameStr', c)
 
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ def run():
         self->SetStatusWidths(widths->size(), ptr);
         """)
     
+    # Change GetFieldRect to return the rectangle (for Pythonicity and Classic compatibility)
+    c.find('GetFieldRect').ignore()
+    c.addCppMethod('wxRect*', 'GetFieldRect', '(int i)',
+        doc="Returns the size and position of a field's internal bounding rectangle.",
+        body="""\
+            wxRect* r = new wxRect;
+            self->GetFieldRect(i, *r);
+            return r;
+            """)
+    
+    
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     tools.doCommonTweaks(module)
     tools.runGenerators(module)
diff --git a/unittests/test_statusbar.py b/unittests/test_statusbar.py
index 591f5464..053b1195 100644
--- a/unittests/test_statusbar.py
+++ b/unittests/test_statusbar.py
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ class statusbar_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
         widths = [sb.GetStatusWidth(i) for i in range(sb.GetFieldsCount())]
         self.assertEqual(widths, [200, -1, 100])
         
+        
+    def test_statusbarGetFielRect(self):
+        # Test that GetFieldRect has been tweaked to be compatible with Classic
+        sb = self.frame.CreateStatusBar(3)
+        self.frame.SetStatusWidths([200, -1, 100])
+
+        r = sb.GetFieldRect(1)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(r, wx.Rect))
+        
+        
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------