diff --git a/unittests/test_lib_intctrl.py b/unittests/test_lib_intctrl.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb13780a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_lib_intctrl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import imp_unittest, unittest
+import wtc
+import wx
+import wx.lib.intctrl as IC
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class IntCtrlTests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
+
+    def test_intctrlCtor(self):
+        t1 = IC.IntCtrl(self.frame)
+        t2 = IC.IntCtrl(self.frame, -1, 10)
+        t3 = IC.IntCtrl(self.frame, value=32, min=32, max=72)
+        t3.ChangeValue(16)
+        self.assertTrue(not t3.IsInBounds())
+
+      
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/wx/lib/intctrl.py b/wx/lib/intctrl.py
index 562e4923..c9e3798f 100644
--- a/wx/lib/intctrl.py
+++ b/wx/lib/intctrl.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Created:      01/16/2003
 # Copyright:   (c) 2003 by Will Sadkin
 # License:     wxWindows license
-# Tags:        phoenix-port, py3-port
+# Tags:        phoenix-port, py3-port, unittest
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTE:
 #   This was written to provide a standard integer edit control for wxPython.
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ class IntCtrl(wx.TextCtrl):
         self.__default_color = wx.BLACK
         self.__oob_color = wx.RED
         self.__allow_none = 0
-        self.__allow_long = 0
+        if six.PY2:
+            self.__allow_long = 0
+        else:
+            self.__allow_long = 1
         self.__oldvalue = None
 
         if validator == wx.DefaultValidator:
@@ -462,7 +465,10 @@ class IntCtrl(wx.TextCtrl):
         self.SetLimited(limited)
         self.SetColors(default_color, oob_color)
         self.SetNoneAllowed(allow_none)
-        self.SetLongAllowed(allow_long)
+        if six.PY2:
+            self.SetLongAllowed(allow_long)
+        else:
+            self.SetLongAllowed(1)
         self.SetValue(value)
         self.__oldvalue = 0