diff --git a/CHANGES.current b/CHANGES.current
index 3de7275ec..23455b289 100644
--- a/CHANGES.current
+++ b/CHANGES.current
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ the issue number to the end of the URL: https://github.com/swig/swig/issues/
 Version 4.0.0 (in progress)
 ===========================
 
+2019-02-25: wsfulton
+            [Python] Fix compile errors wrapping overloaded functions/constructors where a vararg
+            function is declared after a non-vararg function.
+
 2019-02-23: zphensley42
             Use fully qualified name 'java.lang.Object' instead of 'Object' in generated code to
             avoid clashes with wrapped C++ classes called 'Object'.
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/go/varargs_overload_runme.go b/Examples/test-suite/go/varargs_overload_runme.go
index 52fc1b0e9..5978be005 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/go/varargs_overload_runme.go
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/go/varargs_overload_runme.go
@@ -35,4 +35,40 @@ func main() {
 	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over4("Hello", 123) != "Hello" {
 		panic(8)
 	}
+
+
+        // Same as above but non-vararg function declared first
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over6("Hello") != "Hello" {
+		panic(0)
+	}
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over6(2) != "2" {
+		panic(1)
+	}
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over7("Hello") != "Hello" {
+		panic(2)
+	}
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over7(2, 2.2) != "2 2.2" {
+		panic(3)
+	}
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over8("Hello") != "Hello" {
+		panic(4)
+	}
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over8(2, 2.2, "hey") != "2 2.2 hey" {
+		panic(5)
+	}
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over9("Hello") != "Hello" {
+		panic(6)
+	}
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over9(123) != "123" {
+		panic(7)
+	}
+
+	if varargs_overload.Vararg_over9("Hello", 123) != "Hello" {
+		panic(8)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ocaml/varargs_overload_runme.ml b/Examples/test-suite/ocaml/varargs_overload_runme.ml
index 3085e6258..418f881e3 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ocaml/varargs_overload_runme.ml
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ocaml/varargs_overload_runme.ml
@@ -11,5 +11,19 @@ let _ =
   assert (_vararg_over3 '(2, 2.2, "hey") as string = "2 2.2 hey");
   assert (_vararg_over4 '("Hello") as string = "Hello");
   assert (_vararg_over4 '(123) as string = "123");
-  assert (_vararg_over4 '("Hello", 123) as string = "Hello")
+  assert (_vararg_over4 '("Hello", 123) as string = "Hello");
+
+
+  (* Same as above but non-vararg function declared first *)
+
+  assert (_vararg_over6 '("Hello") as string = "Hello");
+  assert (_vararg_over6 '(2) as string = "2");
+  assert (_vararg_over7 '("Hello") as string = "Hello");
+  assert (_vararg_over7 '(2, 2.2) as string = "2 2.2");
+
+  assert (_vararg_over8 '("Hello") as string = "Hello");
+  assert (_vararg_over8 '(2, 2.2, "hey") as string = "2 2.2 hey");
+  assert (_vararg_over9 '("Hello") as string = "Hello");
+  assert (_vararg_over9 '(123) as string = "123");
+  assert (_vararg_over9 '("Hello", 123) as string = "Hello");
 ;;
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_overload_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_overload_runme.py
index 37958620c..6f5a70222 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_overload_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_overload_runme.py
@@ -28,3 +28,35 @@ if varargs_overload.vararg_over4(123) != "123":
 
 if varargs_overload.vararg_over4("Hello", 123) != "Hello":
     raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+
+# Same as above but non-vararg function declared first
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over6("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over6(2) != "2":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over7("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over7(2, 2.2) != "2 2.2":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over8("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over8(2, 2.2, "hey") != "2 2.2 hey":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over9("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over9(123) != "123":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+if varargs_overload.vararg_over9("Hello", 123) != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/varargs_overload_runme.sci b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/varargs_overload_runme.sci
index 7603b667c..7426e8165 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/varargs_overload_runme.sci
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/varargs_overload_runme.sci
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ checkequal(vararg_over1("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over1(""Hello"")");
 
 checkequal(vararg_over1(2), "2", "vararg_over1(2)");
 
-checkequal(vararg_over2("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over1(""Hello"")");
+checkequal(vararg_over2("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over2(""Hello"")");
 
 checkequal(vararg_over2(2, 2.2), "2 2.2", "vararg_over2(2, 2.2)")
 
@@ -18,4 +18,24 @@ checkequal(vararg_over4(123), "123", "vararg_over4(123)");
 
 checkequal(vararg_over4("Hello", 123), "Hello", "vararg_over4(""Hello"", 123)");
 
+
+// Same as above but non-vararg function declared first
+
+checkequal(vararg_over6("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over6(""Hello"")");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over6(2), "2", "vararg_over6(2)");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over7("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over7(""Hello"")");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over7(2, 2.2), "2 2.2", "vararg_over7(2, 2.2)")
+
+checkequal(vararg_over8("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over8(""Hello"")");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over8(2, 2.2, "hey"), "2 2.2 hey", "vararg_over8(2, 2.2, ""hey"")");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over9("Hello"), "Hello", "vararg_over9(""Hello"")");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over9(123), "123", "vararg_over9(123)");
+
+checkequal(vararg_over9("Hello", 123), "Hello", "vararg_over9(""Hello"", 123)");
 exec("swigtest.quit", -1);
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/varargs_overload.i b/Examples/test-suite/varargs_overload.i
index 9a24e15a8..eb9dcaab9 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/varargs_overload.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/varargs_overload.i
@@ -44,3 +44,47 @@ const char *vararg_over4(int i) {
   return buffer;
 }
 %}
+
+
+// Same as above but non-vararg function declared first
+
+%inline %{
+const char *vararg_over6(int i) {
+  static char buffer[256];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d", i);
+  return buffer;
+}
+const char *vararg_over6(const char *fmt, ...) {
+  return fmt;
+}
+
+const char *vararg_over7(int i, double j) {
+  static char buffer[256];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d %g", i, j);
+  return buffer;
+}
+const char *vararg_over7(const char *fmt, ...) {
+  return fmt;
+}
+
+const char *vararg_over8(int i, double j, const char *s) {
+  static char buffer[256];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d %g %s", i, j, s);
+  return buffer;
+}
+const char *vararg_over8(const char *fmt, ...) {
+  return fmt;
+}
+%}
+
+%varargs(int mode = 0) vararg_over9;
+%inline %{
+const char *vararg_over9(int i) {
+  static char buffer[256];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d", i);
+  return buffer;
+}
+const char *vararg_over9(const char *fmt, ...) {
+  return fmt;
+}
+%}
diff --git a/Source/Modules/emit.cxx b/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
index 43f87db6f..7a4c2dcfb 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/emit.cxx
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ void emit_attach_parmmaps(ParmList *l, Wrapper *f) {
       p = lp;
       while (p) {
 	if (SwigType_isvarargs(Getattr(p, "type"))) {
+	  // Mark the head of the ParmList that it has varargs
 	  Setattr(l, "emit:varargs", lp);
+//Printf(stdout, "setting emit:varargs %s ... %s +++ %s\n", Getattr(l, "emit:varargs"), Getattr(l, "type"), Getattr(p, "type"));
 	  break;
 	}
 	p = nextSibling(p);
@@ -329,7 +331,8 @@ int emit_num_required(ParmList *parms) {
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * emit_isvarargs()
  *
- * Checks if a function is a varargs function
+ * Checks if a ParmList is a parameter list containing varargs.
+ * This function requires emit_attach_parmmaps to have been called beforehand.
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 int emit_isvarargs(ParmList *p) {
@@ -340,6 +343,28 @@ int emit_isvarargs(ParmList *p) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * emit_isvarargs_function()
+ *
+ * Checks for varargs in a function/constructor (can be overloaded)
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+bool emit_isvarargs_function(Node *n) {
+  bool has_varargs = false;
+  Node *over = Getattr(n, "sym:overloaded");
+  if (over) {
+    for (Node *sibling = over; sibling; sibling = Getattr(sibling, "sym:nextSibling")) {
+      if (ParmList_has_varargs(Getattr(sibling, "parms"))) {
+	has_varargs = true;
+	break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    has_varargs = ParmList_has_varargs(Getattr(n, "parms")) ? true : false;
+  }
+  return has_varargs;
+}
+
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * void emit_mark_vararg_parms()
  *
diff --git a/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 3c1767d6f..9ffc00592 100755
--- a/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ public:
    * is_real_overloaded()
    *
    * Check if the function is overloaded, but not just have some
-   * siblings generated due to the original function have 
+   * siblings generated due to the original function having
    * default arguments.
    * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
   bool is_real_overloaded(Node *n) {
@@ -2689,7 +2689,6 @@ public:
     bool add_self = builtin_self && (!builtin_ctor || director_class);
     bool builtin_getter = (builtin && GetFlag(n, "memberget"));
     bool builtin_setter = (builtin && GetFlag(n, "memberset") && !builtin_getter);
-    bool over_varargs = false;
     char const *self_param = builtin ? "self" : "SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)";
     char const *wrap_return = builtin_ctor ? "int " : "PyObject *";
     String *linkage = NewString("SWIGINTERN ");
@@ -2765,22 +2764,7 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-    if (overname) {
-      String *over_varargs_attr = Getattr(n, "python:overvarargs");
-      if (!over_varargs_attr) {
-	for (Node *sibling = n; sibling; sibling = Getattr(sibling, "sym:nextSibling")) {
-	  if (emit_isvarargs(Getattr(sibling, "parms"))) {
-	    over_varargs = true;
-	    break;
-	  }
-	}
-	over_varargs_attr = NewString(over_varargs ? "1" : "0");
-	for (Node *sibling = n; sibling; sibling = Getattr(sibling, "sym:nextSibling"))
-	  Setattr(sibling, "python:overvarargs", over_varargs_attr);
-      }
-      if (Strcmp(over_varargs_attr, "0") != 0)
-	over_varargs = true;
-    }
+    bool over_varargs = emit_isvarargs_function(n);
 
     int funpack = fastunpack && !varargs && !over_varargs && !allow_kwargs;
     int noargs = funpack && (tuple_required == 0 && tuple_arguments == 0);
diff --git a/Source/Modules/swigmod.h b/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
index ef49c5684..583cb13fe 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
+++ b/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ List *SWIG_output_files();
 void SWIG_library_directory(const char *);
 int emit_num_arguments(ParmList *);
 int emit_num_required(ParmList *);
-int emit_isvarargs(ParmList *);
+int emit_isvarargs(ParmList *p);
+bool emit_isvarargs_function(Node *n);
 void emit_attach_parmmaps(ParmList *, Wrapper *f);
 void emit_mark_varargs(ParmList *l);
 String *emit_action(Node *n);
diff --git a/Source/Swig/parms.c b/Source/Swig/parms.c
index bec1e63fa..3e832c361 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/parms.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/parms.c
@@ -254,3 +254,19 @@ int ParmList_has_defaultargs(ParmList *p) {
   }
   return 0;
 }
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * ParmList_has_varargs()
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the parameter list passed in has varargs.
+ * Otherwise returns 0.
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int ParmList_has_varargs(ParmList *p) {
+  Parm *lp = 0;
+  while (p) {
+    lp = p;
+    p = nextSibling(p);
+  }
+  return lp ? SwigType_isvarargs(Getattr(lp, "type")) : 0;
+}
diff --git a/Source/Swig/swigparm.h b/Source/Swig/swigparm.h
index 368b4d26b..7b27df5f6 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/swigparm.h
+++ b/Source/Swig/swigparm.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ extern ParmList  *CopyParmListMax(ParmList *, int count);
 extern int        ParmList_len(ParmList *);
 extern int        ParmList_numrequired(ParmList *);
 extern int        ParmList_has_defaultargs(ParmList *p);
+extern int        ParmList_has_varargs(ParmList *p);
 
 /* Output functions */
 extern String    *ParmList_str(ParmList *);