diff --git a/pyste/NEWS b/pyste/NEWS
index 2cee0c65..4862e0af 100644
--- a/pyste/NEWS
+++ b/pyste/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+20 September 2003
+Added return_by_value in the list of policies supported. Thanks to Niall
+Douglas for the remainder.
+
 19 September 2003
-Better support for unnamed enums, plus they are by default exported to the parent's namespace. Normal enums can have the same behaviour using the function export_values on the Enum object.
+Better support for unnamed enums, plus they are by default exported to the
+parent's namespace. Normal enums can have the same behaviour using the function
+export_values on the Enum object. Feature requested by Niall Douglas.
 
 10 September 2003
 A new variable is accessible in the Pyste files: INTERFACE_FILE contains the 
diff --git a/pyste/src/Pyste/policies.py b/pyste/src/Pyste/policies.py
index a63b5e73..43179b79 100644
--- a/pyste/src/Pyste/policies.py
+++ b/pyste/src/Pyste/policies.py
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ copy_const_reference = 'copy_const_reference'
 copy_non_const_reference = 'copy_non_const_reference'
 manage_new_object = 'manage_new_object'        
 return_opaque_pointer = 'return_opaque_pointer'
+return_by_value = 'return_by_value'
diff --git a/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py b/pyste/src/Pyste/pyste.py
index 6d95c56e..572424fc 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__ = '0.9.25'
+__version__ = '0.9.26'
 
 def RecursiveIncludes(include):
     'Return a list containg the include dir and all its subdirectories'
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def CreateContext():
     context['copy_non_const_reference'] = copy_non_const_reference
     context['return_opaque_pointer'] = return_opaque_pointer
     context['manage_new_object'] = manage_new_object
+    context['return_by_value'] = return_by_value
     # utils
     context['Wrapper'] = exporterutils.FunctionWrapper
     context['declaration_code'] = lambda code: infos.CodeInfo(code, 'declaration-outside')