diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
index d9a50526e..278c37623 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
@@ -122,3 +122,7 @@ std::vector<std::string>  vecStr(std::vector<std::string> v) {
 
 
 %template(pyvector) std::vector<swig::PyObject_ptr>; 
+
+namespace std {
+   %template(ConstIntVector) vector<const int *>;
+}
diff --git a/Lib/python/pystdcommon.swg b/Lib/python/pystdcommon.swg
index fa8d047fd..c9e869f3f 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pystdcommon.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pystdcommon.swg
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ namespace swig {
     }
   };
 
+  template <class Type> struct traits_from<const Type *> {
+    static PyObject *from(const Type* val) {
+      return traits_from_ptr<Type>::from(const_cast<Type*>(val), 0);
+    }
+  };
+
+
   template <class Type>
   inline PyObject *from(const Type& val) {
     return traits_from<Type>::from(val);