diff --git a/pyste/src/Pyste/ClassExporter.py b/pyste/src/Pyste/ClassExporter.py
index 34b55805..7cba9bf9 100644
--- a/pyste/src/Pyste/ClassExporter.py
+++ b/pyste/src/Pyste/ClassExporter.py
@@ -711,16 +711,8 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
             wrapper = self.info[method.name].wrapper
             if not wrapper:
                 # return the default implementation of the class
-                if method.abstract:
-                    s = indent2 + 'PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "pure virtual function called");\n' +\
-                        indent2 + 'throw_error_already_set();\n' 
-                    params = ', '.join(param_names)
-                    s += indent2 + '%s%s(%s);\n' % \
-                        (return_str, method.name, params)
-                    return s
-                else:                 
-                    return indent2 + '%s%s(%s);\n' % \
-                        (return_str, method.FullName(), ', '.join(param_names)) 
+                return indent2 + '%s%s(%s);\n' % \
+                    (return_str, method.FullName(), ', '.join(param_names)) 
             else:
                 if wrapper.code:
                     self.codeunit.Write('declaration-outside', wrapper.code) 
@@ -728,7 +720,7 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
                 params = ', '.join(['this'] + param_names)
                 return indent2 + '%s%s(%s);\n' % (return_str, wrapper.FullName(), params)
                 
-        if method.visibility != Scope.private:
+        if not method.abstract and method.visibility != Scope.private:
             minArgs = method.minArgs
             maxArgs = method.maxArgs
             impl_names = self.DefaultImplementationNames(method)
@@ -759,7 +751,9 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
         # create a list of default-impl pointers
         minArgs = method.minArgs
         maxArgs = method.maxArgs 
-        if is_method_unique:
+        if method.abstract:
+            default_pointers = []
+        elif is_method_unique:
             default_pointers = ['&%s::%s' % (wrapper_name, x) for x in default_names]
         else:
             default_pointers = []
@@ -772,6 +766,8 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
             
         # get the pointer of the method
         pointer = method.PointerDeclaration()
+        if method.abstract:
+            pointer = namespaces.python + ('pure_virtual(%s)' % pointer)
 
         # Add policy to overloaded methods also
         policy = self.info[method.name].policy or ''
@@ -781,9 +777,12 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
         # generate the defs
         definitions = []
         # basic def
-        definitions.append('.def("%s", %s, %s%s)' % (rename, pointer, default_pointers[-1], policy))
-        for default_pointer in default_pointers[:-1]:
-            definitions.append('.def("%s", %s%s)' % (rename, default_pointer, policy))
+        if default_pointers:
+            definitions.append('.def("%s", %s, %s%s)' % (rename, pointer, default_pointers[-1], policy))
+            for default_pointer in default_pointers[:-1]:
+                definitions.append('.def("%s", %s%s)' % (rename, default_pointer, policy))
+        else:
+            definitions.append('.def("%s", %s%s)' % (rename, pointer, policy))
         return definitions
 
     
diff --git a/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py b/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py
index cf1e5222..f98f38b8 100644
--- a/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py
+++ b/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from CppParser import CppParser, CppParserError
 import time
 import declarations
 
-__version__ = '0.9.21'
+__version__ = '0.9.22'
 
 def RecursiveIncludes(include):
     'Return a list containg the include dir and all its subdirectories'
diff --git a/pyste/tests/inherit4.h b/pyste/tests/inherit4.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fddda295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyste/tests/inherit4.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace inherit4 {
+    
+struct A
+{
+    int x;
+};  
+
+struct B: A
+{
+    int y;
+};
+
+struct C: B
+{
+    int z;
+};   
+
+}
diff --git a/pyste/tests/inherit4.pyste b/pyste/tests/inherit4.pyste
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4809e022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyste/tests/inherit4.pyste
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Class('inherit4::A', 'inherit4.h') 
+Class('inherit4::B', 'inherit4.h') 
+Class('inherit4::C', 'inherit4.h') 
diff --git a/pyste/tests/inherit4UT.py b/pyste/tests/inherit4UT.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce917afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyste/tests/inherit4UT.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import unittest
+from _inherit4 import *
+
+class TestInherit4(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def testIt(self):
+        self.assert_(issubclass(B, A))
+        self.assert_(issubclass(C, A))
+        self.assert_(issubclass(C, B))
+        a = A()
+        a.x = 1
+        b = B()
+        b.x = 10
+        b.y = 20
+        c = C()
+        c.x = 100
+        c.y = 200
+        c.z = 300
+        self.assertEqual(a.x, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(b.x, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(b.y, 20)
+        self.assertEqual(c.x, 100)
+        self.assertEqual(c.y, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(c.z, 300)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()