diff --git a/CHANGES.current b/CHANGES.current
index d02337781..e1dafdc34 100644
--- a/CHANGES.current
+++ b/CHANGES.current
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ See the RELEASENOTES file for a summary of changes in each release.
 Version 3.0.0 (in progress)
 ============================
 
+2014-03-01: wsfulton
+	    [Python] Patch #143 Fix type shown when using type() to include the module and package
+            name when using -builtin.
+
 2014-03-01: wsfulton
 	    [Python] SF patch #347 Fix missing argument count checking with -modern.
             Fixes regression introduced when builtin changes were introduced in SWIG-2.0.3.
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames1/runme.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames1/runme.py
index 9cdb95caf..923f0e0bb 100644
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames1/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames1/runme.py
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ import pkg2.foo
 print "  Finished importing pkg2.foo"
 
 var2 = pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo()
+if str(type(var2)).find("'pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo'") == -1:
+  raise RuntimeError("failed type checking: " + str(type(var2)))
 print "  Successfully created object pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo"
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames2/runme.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames2/runme.py
index bde4305c4..af8f78194 100644
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames2/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/import_packages/same_modnames2/runme.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import pkg1.pkg2.foo
 print "  Finished importing pkg1.pkg2.foo"
+
 var2 = pkg1.pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo();
+if str(type(var2)).find("'pkg1.pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo'") == -1:
+  raise RuntimeError("failed type checking: " + str(type(var2)))
 print "  Successfully created object pkg1.pkg2.foo.Pkg2_Foo"
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/namespace_class_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/namespace_class_runme.py
index 84d3b00ed..d139527b7 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/namespace_class_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/namespace_class_runme.py
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ f.moo(1)
 
 f = FooT_H()
 f.foo(Hi)
+
+f_type = str(type(f))
+if f_type.find("'namespace_class.FooT_H'") == -1:
+  raise RuntimeError("Incorrect type: " + f_type)
diff --git a/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 7c1595da2..13ddbfb61 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -3592,11 +3592,19 @@ public:
     if (GetFlag(n, "feature:python:nondynamic"))
       Setattr(n, "feature:python:tp_setattro", "SWIG_Python_NonDynamicSetAttr");
 
+    Node *mod = Getattr(n, "module");
+    String *modname = mod ? Getattr(mod, "name") : 0;
     String *quoted_symname;
     if (package) {
-        quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s.%s\"", package, symname);
+      if (modname)
+	quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s.%s.%s\"", package, modname, symname);
+      else
+	quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s.%s\"", package, symname);
     } else {
-        quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s\"", symname);
+      if (modname)
+	quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s.%s\"", modname, symname);
+      else
+	quoted_symname = NewStringf("\"%s\"", symname);
     }
     String *quoted_rname = NewStringf("\"%s\"", rname);
     char const *tp_init = builtin_tp_init ? Char(builtin_tp_init) : Swig_directorclass(n) ? "0" : "SwigPyBuiltin_BadInit";