diff --git a/Lib/c/std_shared_ptr.i b/Lib/c/std_shared_ptr.i
index a82a49c45..d2049f5f9 100644
--- a/Lib/c/std_shared_ptr.i
+++ b/Lib/c/std_shared_ptr.i
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@
   explicit operator bool() const { return swig_self_ != nullptr; }
 %}
 
+// This is required to handle overloads on shared_ptr/normal type correctly.
+%typemap(typecheck, precedence=SWIG_TYPECHECK_POINTER, equivalent="TYPE *")
+  TYPE CONST,
+  TYPE CONST &,
+  TYPE CONST *,
+  TYPE *CONST&,
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >,
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > &,
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *,
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *&
+  ""
+
 %enddef
 
 %include <shared_ptr.i>