diff --git a/llvm/_core.c b/llvm/_core.c
index 459e82c..506480d 100644
--- a/llvm/_core.c
+++ b/llvm/_core.c
@@ -531,9 +531,11 @@ _wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsArithmeticShift, LLVMValueRef, int)
 _wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsAssociative,  LLVMValueRef, int)
 _wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsCommutative,  LLVMValueRef, int)
 _wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsTrapping,     LLVMValueRef, int)
+_wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsVolatile,     LLVMValueRef, int)
 _wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstGetOpcode,      LLVMValueRef, int)
 _wrap_obj2str(LLVMInstGetOpcodeName,  LLVMValueRef)
-_wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstIsVolatile,     LLVMValueRef, int)
+_wrap_obj2obj(LLVMInstGetNumOperands, LLVMValueRef, int)
+_wrap_objint2obj(LLVMInstGetOperand,  LLVMValueRef, LLVMValueRef)
 
 /*===-- Call Sites (Call or Invoke) --------------------------------------===*/
 
@@ -1250,9 +1252,11 @@ static PyMethodDef core_methods[] = {
     _method( LLVMInstIsAssociative )
     _method( LLVMInstIsCommutative )
     _method( LLVMInstIsTrapping )
+    _method( LLVMInstIsVolatile )
     _method( LLVMInstGetOpcode )
     _method( LLVMInstGetOpcodeName )
-    _method( LLVMInstIsVolatile )
+    _method( LLVMInstGetNumOperands )
+    _method( LLVMInstGetOperand )
 
     /* Call Sites (Call or Invoke) */
     _method( LLVMSetInstructionCallConv )    
diff --git a/llvm/core.py b/llvm/core.py
index 6e29093..3be813f 100644
--- a/llvm/core.py
+++ b/llvm/core.py
@@ -1772,6 +1772,10 @@ class GlobalValue(Constant):
 
     def __init__(self, ptr):
         Constant.__init__(self, ptr)
+        # Hang on to the module, don't let it die before we do.
+        # It is nice to have just a map of functions without 
+        # retaining a ref to the owning module.
+        self._module_obj = self.module
 
     def _get_linkage(self): return _core.LLVMGetLinkage(self.ptr)
     def _set_linkage(self, value): _core.LLVMSetLinkage(self.ptr, value)
@@ -2001,6 +2005,18 @@ class Instruction(Value):
     def opcode_name(self):
         return _core.LLVMInstGetOpcodeName(self.ptr)
 
+    @property
+    def operand_count(self):
+        return _core.LLVMInstGetNumOperands(self.ptr)
+
+    @property
+    def operands(self):
+        """Yields operands of this instruction."""
+        return [self._get_operand(i) for i in range(self.operand_count)]
+
+    def _get_operand(self, i):
+        return _make_value(_core.LLVMInstGetOperand(self.ptr, i))
+
 
 class CallOrInvokeInstruction(Instruction):
 
diff --git a/llvm/extra.cpp b/llvm/extra.cpp
index db3fc5e..3fac3af 100644
--- a/llvm/extra.cpp
+++ b/llvm/extra.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,21 @@ unsigned LLVMInstGetOpcode(LLVMValueRef inst)
     return instp->getOpcode();
 }
 
+unsigned LLVMInstGetNumOperands(LLVMValueRef inst)
+{
+    llvm::Instruction *instp = llvm::unwrap<llvm::Instruction>(inst);
+    assert(instp);
+    return instp->getNumOperands();
+}
+
+LLVMValueRef LLVMInstGetOperand(LLVMValueRef inst, unsigned idx)
+{
+    llvm::Instruction *instp = llvm::unwrap<llvm::Instruction>(inst);
+    assert(instp);
+    llvm::Value *operand = instp->getOperand(idx);
+    return llvm::wrap(operand);
+}
+
 /* llvm::unwrap a set of `n' wrapped objects starting at `values',
  * into a vector of pointers to llvm::unwrapped objects `out'. */
 template <typename W, typename UW>
diff --git a/llvm/extra.h b/llvm/extra.h
index 060e3e1..8e89391 100644
--- a/llvm/extra.h
+++ b/llvm/extra.h
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ const char *LLVMInstGetOpcodeName(LLVMValueRef inst);
 /* Wraps llvm::Instruction::getOpcode(). */
 unsigned LLVMInstGetOpcode(LLVMValueRef inst);
 
+/* Wraps llvm:Instruction::getNumOperands(). */
+unsigned LLVMInstGetNumOperands(LLVMValueRef inst);
+
+/* Wraps llvm:Instruction::getOperand(). */
+LLVMValueRef LLVMInstGetOperand(LLVMValueRef inst, unsigned idx);
+
 /* Wraps llvm::ParseAssemblyString(). Returns a module reference or NULL (with
  * `out' pointing to an error message). Dispose error message after use, via
  * LLVMDisposeMessage(). */
diff --git a/test/operands.py b/test/operands.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e120223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/operands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Tests accessing of instruction operands.
+
+from llvm.core import *
+
+#===----------------------------------------------------------------------===
+
+# implement a test function
+def make_function():
+    test_module = """
+    define i32 @prod(i32, i32) {
+    entry:
+            %2 = mul i32 %0, %1
+            ret i32 %2
+    }
+
+    define i32 @test_func(i32, i32, i32) {
+    entry:
+            %tmp1 = call i32 @prod(i32 %0, i32 %1)
+            %tmp2 = add i32 %tmp1, %2
+            %tmp3 = add i32 %tmp2, 1
+            ret i32 %tmp3
+    }
+    """
+    class strstream(object):
+        def __init__(self): pass
+        def read(self): return test_module
+    m = Module.from_assembly(strstream())
+    print "-"*60
+    print m
+    print "-"*60
+    print "Examining function `test_func':"
+    return m.get_function_named("test_func")
+
+#===----------------------------------------------------------------------===
+
+func = make_function()
+idx = 1
+for inst in func.basic_blocks[0].instructions:
+    print "Instruction #%d:" % (idx,)
+    print "  operand_count =", inst.operand_count
+    print "  operands:"
+    oidx = 1
+    for op in inst.operands:
+        print "    %d: %s" % (oidx, repr(op))
+        oidx += 1
+    idx += 1
diff --git a/test/testall.py b/test/testall.py
index ca4e0e4..fd32767 100644
--- a/test/testall.py
+++ b/test/testall.py
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ def do_instruction():
     bb = Builder.new(b)
     i = bb.ret_void()
     bb2 = i.basic_block
+    ops = i.operands
+    opcount = i.operand_count
 
 
 def do_callorinvokeinstruction():