diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
index d1af1a70a..06dafce59 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector.i
@@ -135,5 +135,7 @@ std::string overloaded1(std::vector<double> vi) { return "vector<double>"; }
 std::string overloaded1(std::vector<int> vi) { return "vector<int>"; }
 std::string overloaded2(std::vector<int> vi) { return "vector<int>"; }
 std::string overloaded2(std::vector<double> vi) { return "vector<double>"; }
+std::string overloaded3(std::vector<int> *vi) { return "vector<int> *"; }
+std::string overloaded3(int i) { return "int"; }
 %}
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_runme.py
index a811fc49b..a0d96d4aa 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_vector_runme.py
@@ -124,3 +124,12 @@ if overloaded2(iv) != "vector<int>":
 if overloaded2(dv) != "vector<double>":
   raise RuntimeError
 
+if overloaded3(iv) != "vector<int> *":
+  raise RuntimeError
+
+if overloaded3(None) != "vector<int> *":
+  raise RuntimeError
+
+if overloaded3(100) != "int":
+  raise RuntimeError
+
diff --git a/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg b/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
index 7b8e56e6d..b68a11f06 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ namespace swig {
     typedef T value_type;
 
     static int asptr(PyObject *obj, sequence **seq) {
-      if (SWIG_Python_GetSwigThis(obj)) {
+      if (obj == Py_None || SWIG_Python_GetSwigThis(obj)) {
 	sequence *p;
 	if (SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj,(void**)&p,
 			    swig::type_info<sequence>(),0) == SWIG_OK) {