diff --git a/Lib/guile/guile.i b/Lib/guile/guile.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a90cbf416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/guile/guile.i
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SWIG Configuration File for Guile. 
+   This file is parsed by SWIG before reading any other interface
+   file. */
+
+/* Read in standard typemaps. */
+%include "typemaps.i"
+
diff --git a/Source/Modules1.1/guile.cxx b/Source/Modules1.1/guile.cxx
index b82877e83..1184d8e7b 100644
--- a/Source/Modules1.1/guile.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules1.1/guile.cxx
@@ -147,9 +147,10 @@ GUILE::parse_args (int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 
   /* Add a symbol for this module */
-
   Preprocessor_define ((void *) "SWIGGUILE",0);
 
+  /* Read in default typemaps */
+  SWIG_config_file("guile.i");
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------