diff --git a/etg/_richtext.py b/etg/_richtext.py
index cb920490..a93f3340 100644
--- a/etg/_richtext.py
+++ b/etg/_richtext.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ def run():
     module.addHeaderCode('#include <wxpy_api.h>')
     module.addImport('_core')
     module.addPyCode("import wx", order=10)
+    module.addImport('_xml')
+    module.addPyCode("import wx.xml", order=10)
+    
     module.addInclude(INCLUDES)
           
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------