diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.in b/src/engine/Makefile.in
index 792eeb0661..6d8a0841aa 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.in
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "+++"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLPATH) $<
 
+swig:
+	swig -I. -guile swig.i
+
+
 depend:
 	makedepend -- $(INCLPATH) $(DEFN) -- $(SRCS)
 
diff --git a/src/engine/swig.i b/src/engine/swig.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fffa2a4e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/swig.i
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#
+# FILE:
+# swig.i
+#
+# FUNCTION:
+# SWIG project file
+#
+# HISTORY:
+# Rob Browning March 1988
+#
+%module xaccSwig
+%include Account.h
+%include Group.h
+%include FileIO.h
+%include LedgerUtils.h
+%include Transaction.h
+