diff --git a/demo/DrawLinesFromBuffer.py b/demo/DrawLinesFromBuffer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1761e3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/DrawLinesFromBuffer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import time
+
+import wx
+
+npts = 100000
+
+def TestLinesFromBuffer(dc, log):
+    global npts
+    try:
+        import numpy as np
+        start = time.time()
+
+        w, h = dc.GetSize()
+
+        vs = np.linspace(0, 1, npts).reshape((npts, 1))
+
+        x1 = np.cos(vs * 12 * np.pi) * w/2 * vs + w/2
+        x2 = np.cos(vs * 16 * np.pi) * w/2 * vs + w/2
+        y1 = np.sin(vs * 12 * np.pi) * w/2 * vs + h/2
+        y2 = np.sin(vs * 16 * np.pi) * w/2 * vs + h/2
+        
+
+        # Data has to be the same size as a C integer
+        pts1 = np.append(x1, y1, 1).astype('intc')
+        pts2 = np.append(x2, y2, 1).astype('intc')
+
+        dc.SetPen(wx.BLACK_PEN)
+        t1 = time.time()
+        dc.DrawLines(pts1)
+        t2 = time.time()
+        
+        dc.SetPen(wx.RED_PEN)
+        t3 = time.time()
+        dc.DrawLinesFromBuffer(pts2)
+        t4 = time.time()
+        
+        log.write("%s pts: %s seconds with DrawLines %s seconds with DrawLinesFromBuffer\n" % (npts, t2 - t1, t4 - t3))
+
+    except ImportError:
+        log.write("Couldn't import numpy")
+        pass
+
+
+
+# Class used for all the various sample pages; the mechanics are the same
+# for each one with regards to the notebook. The only difference is
+# the function we use to draw on it.
+class DrawPanel(wx.Panel):
+    def __init__(self, parent, drawFun, log):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1)
+        self.SetBackgroundColour(wx.WHITE)
+
+        self.log = log
+        self.drawFun = drawFun
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)
+
+    def OnSize(self, evt):
+        self.Refresh()
+
+    def OnPaint(self, evt):
+        dc = wx.PaintDC(self)
+        dc.Clear()
+        self.drawFun(dc,self.log)
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def runTest(frame, nb, log):
+    global npts
+    
+    panel = wx.Panel(nb, -1)
+    vsizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+    hsizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+    hsizer.Add(wx.StaticText(panel, -1, "# of Points"), 0, wx.ALIGN_CENTER|wx.ALL, 5)
+    npts_ctrl = wx.TextCtrl(panel, -1, str(npts))
+    hsizer.Add(npts_ctrl, 0, wx.ALIGN_CENTER|wx.ALL, 5)
+    
+    button = wx.Button(panel, -1, "Refresh")
+    hsizer.Add(button, 0, wx.ALIGN_CENTER|wx.ALL, 5)
+    vsizer.Add(hsizer, 0, wx.ALIGN_CENTER, 0)
+    
+    win = DrawPanel(panel, TestLinesFromBuffer, log)
+    vsizer.Add(win, 1, wx.GROW, 0)
+    panel.SetSizer(vsizer)
+    
+    def update_npts(evt):
+        global npts
+        
+        val = npts_ctrl.GetValue()
+        try:
+            npts = int(val)
+        except ValueError:
+            log.write("Error converting %s to an int" % (val))
+        win.Refresh()
+    button.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, update_npts)
+    
+    return panel
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+overview = """\
+
+The DrawLinesFromBuffer function has been added to wx.DC to provide 
+a way to draw directly from a numpy array or other object that implements
+the python buffer protocol.  
+
+<pre>
+    DrawLinesFromBuffer(pyBuff)
+</pre>
+
+The buffer object needs to provide an array of C integers organized as 
+x, y point pairs.  The size of a C integer is platform dependent.
+With numpy, the intc data type will provide the appropriate element size.
+
+If called with an object that doesn't support
+the python buffer protocol, or if the underlying element size does not
+match the size of a C integer, a TypeError exception is raised.  If 
+the buffer provided has float data with the same element size as a 
+C integer, no error will be raised, but the lines will not be drawn
+in the appropriate places.
+"""
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys,os
+    import run
+    run.main(['', os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])] + sys.argv[1:])
+
diff --git a/demo/demodata.py b/demo/demodata.py
index 4a75bda1..8ae01e90 100644
--- a/demo/demodata.py
+++ b/demo/demodata.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ _treeList = [
         'ActivityIndicator',
         'GenericCheckBox',
         'CheckListCtrl',
+        'DrawLinesFromBuffer',
     ]),
 
     # managed windows == things with a (optional) caption you can close
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ _treeList = [
         'Cairo_Snippets',
         'ColourDB',
         'DragScroller',
+        'DrawLinesFromBuffer',
         'DrawXXXList',
         'FileHistory',
         'FontEnumerator',
diff --git a/etg/dc.py b/etg/dc.py
index 0fd9514f..5cbac842 100644
--- a/etg/dc.py
+++ b/etg/dc.py
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ def run():
         '(PyObject* textList, PyObject* pyPoints, PyObject* foregroundList, PyObject* backgroundList)',
         body="return wxPyDrawTextList(*self, textList, pyPoints, foregroundList, backgroundList);")
 
+    c.addCppMethod('PyObject*', '_DrawLinesFromBuffer',
+        '(PyObject* pyBuff)',
+        body="return wxPyDrawLinesFromBuffer(*self, pyBuff);")
 
     c.addPyMethod('DrawPointList', '(self, points, pens=None)',
         doc="""\
@@ -475,6 +478,28 @@ def run():
             """)
 
 
+    c.addPyMethod('DrawLinesFromBuffer', '(self, pyBuff)',
+        doc="""\
+            Implementation of DrawLines that can use numpy arrays, or anything else that uses the
+            python buffer protocol directly without any element conversion.  This provides a 
+            significant performance increase over the standard DrawLines function.
+            
+            The pyBuff argument needs to provide an array of C integers organized as 
+            x, y point pairs.  The size of a C integer is platform dependent.
+            With numpy, the intc data type will provide the appropriate element size.
+
+            If called with an object that doesn't support
+            the python buffer protocol, or if the underlying element size does not
+            match the size of a C integer, a TypeError exception is raised.  If 
+            the buffer provided has float data with the same element size as a 
+            C integer, no error will be raised, but the lines will not be drawn
+            in the appropriate places.
+
+            :param pyBuff:    A python buffer containing integer pairs
+            """,
+        body="""\
+            return  self._DrawLinesFromBuffer(pyBuff)
+            """)
 
 
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/dc_ex.cpp b/src/dc_ex.cpp
index c5a120b6..24e13a33 100644
--- a/src/dc_ex.cpp
+++ b/src/dc_ex.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 typedef bool (*wxPyDrawListOp_t)(wxDC& dc, PyObject* coords);
 
 PyObject* wxPyDrawXXXList(wxDC& dc, wxPyDrawListOp_t doDraw,
@@ -466,3 +465,53 @@ error0:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a sequence of length-2 sequences or wx.Points.");
     return NULL;
 }
+
+
+PyObject* wxPyDrawLinesFromBuffer(wxDC& dc, PyObject* pyBuff)
+{
+    wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    Py_buffer view;
+    PyObject* retval;
+
+
+    if (!PyObject_CheckBuffer(pyBuff)) {
+        goto err0;
+    }
+    
+    if (PyObject_GetBuffer(pyBuff, &view, PyBUF_CONTIG) < 0) {
+        goto err1;
+    }
+    
+    if (view.itemsize * 2 != sizeof(wxPoint)) {
+        goto err2;
+    }
+    
+    dc.DrawLines(view.len / view.itemsize / 2, (wxPoint *)view.buf);
+    
+    PyBuffer_Release(&view);
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    retval = Py_None;
+    goto exit;
+
+
+ err0:
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a buffer object");
+    retval = NULL;
+    goto exit;
+    
+ err1:
+    // PyObject_GetBuffer raises exception already
+    retval = NULL;
+    goto exit;
+
+ err2:
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Item size does not match wxPoint size");
+    retval = NULL;
+    goto exit;
+
+ exit:
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+    return retval;
+}
+
diff --git a/unittests/test_dcDrawLinesFromBuffer.py b/unittests/test_dcDrawLinesFromBuffer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bed6053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_dcDrawLinesFromBuffer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import unittest
+from unittests import wtc
+import wx
+import random
+try:
+    import numpy as np
+    haveNumpy = True
+except ImportError:
+    haveNumpy = False
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+w = 600
+h = 400
+
+def makeRandomLines():
+    lines = []
+
+    for i in range(num):
+        x1 = random.randint(0, w)
+        y1 = random.randint(0, h)
+        x2 = random.randint(0, w)
+        y2 = random.randint(0, h)
+        lines.append( (x1,y1, x2,y2) )
+
+    return lines
+
+
+
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class dcDrawLists_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not haveNumpy, "Numpy required for this test")
+    def test_dcDrawLinesFromBuffer(self):
+        pnl = wx.Panel(self.frame)
+        self.frame.SetSize((w,h))
+        dc = wx.ClientDC(pnl)
+        dc.SetPen(wx.Pen("BLACK", 1))
+
+        xs = np.linspace(0, w, w + 1)
+        ys = np.sin(xs / w * 2 * np.pi)
+        
+        xs.shape = xs.size, 1
+        ys.shape = ys.size, 1
+        pts = np.append(xs, ys, 1)
+
+        dc.DrawLinesFromBuffer(pts.astype('intc'))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, dc.DrawLinesFromBuffer, 
+                          pts.astype('int64') if np.intc(1).nbytes != np.int64(1).nbytes else pts.astype('int32'))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, dc.DrawLinesFromBuffer, pts.tolist())
+        del dc
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()