diff --git a/wrap/ReturnType.cpp b/wrap/ReturnType.cpp
index 1a1f1bc26..9ec30f7df 100644
--- a/wrap/ReturnType.cpp
+++ b/wrap/ReturnType.cpp
@@ -66,4 +66,16 @@ void ReturnType::wrapTypeUnwrap(FileWriter& wrapperFile) const {
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
+void ReturnType::emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file) const {
+  string typeName = qualifiedName("_");
+  string cythonType = typeName;
+  if (typeName=="Vector" || typeName == "Matrix") {
+    cythonType = typeName + "Xd";
+  } else {
+    if (isPtr) cythonType = "shared_ptr[" + typeName + "]";
+  }
+  file.oss << cythonType << " ";
+}
+
+/* ************************************************************************* */
 
diff --git a/wrap/ReturnType.h b/wrap/ReturnType.h
index 1c67a1d9a..78ef97536 100644
--- a/wrap/ReturnType.h
+++ b/wrap/ReturnType.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct ReturnType: public Qualified {
       throw DependencyMissing(key, "checking return type of " + s);
   }
 
+  void emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file) const;
+
 private:
 
   friend struct ReturnValue;