diff --git a/etg/stdpaths.py b/etg/stdpaths.py
index 89aba866..d81dbadd 100644
--- a/etg/stdpaths.py
+++ b/etg/stdpaths.py
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ def run():
     c.find('IgnoreAppSubDir').ignore()
     c.find('DontIgnoreAppSubDir').ignore()
     c.find('IgnoreAppBuildSubDirs').ignore()
-    c.find('MSWGetShellDir').ignore()
+    
+    c.find('MSWGetShellDir').setCppCode("""\
+    #ifdef __WXMSW__
+        return new wxString(self->MSWGetShellDir(csidl));
+    #else
+        return new wxString;
+    #endif
+    """)
     
     c.find('SetInstallPrefix').setCppCode("""\
     #ifdef __WXMSW__
diff --git a/unittests/test_stdpaths.py b/unittests/test_stdpaths.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27f2574d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_stdpaths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import imp_unittest, unittest
+import wtc
+import wx
+import os
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class stdpaths_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
+
+    def test_stdpaths(self):
+        sp = wx.StandardPaths.Get()
+        sp.GetAppDocumentsDir()
+        sp.GetConfigDir()
+        sp.GetDataDir()
+        sp.GetDocumentsDir()
+        sp.GetExecutablePath()
+        sp.GetInstallPrefix()
+        sp.GetLocalDataDir()
+        sp.GetPluginsDir()
+        sp.GetResourcesDir()
+        sp.GetTempDir()
+        sp.GetUserConfigDir()
+        sp.GetUserDataDir()
+        sp.GetUserLocalDataDir()
+        sp.SetInstallPrefix('/opt/foo')
+        sp.GetLocalizedResourcesDir('fr')
+        
+        
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()