diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index d2d4fa9fcf1..4d9b5c320a0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ def __index__(self):
         self.assertEqual(range(3).count(1), 1)
         self.assertEqual(range(3).count(2), 1)
         self.assertEqual(range(3).count(3), 0)
+        self.assertIs(type(range(3).count(-1)), int)
+        self.assertIs(type(range(3).count(1)), int)
 
         self.assertEqual(range(10**20).count(1), 1)
         self.assertEqual(range(10**20).count(10**20), 0)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f27c4b0d3f6..04d624c68d2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ What's New in Python 3.2 Beta 1?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #10474: range().count() should return integers.
+
 - Issue #10255: Fix reference leak in Py_InitializeEx().  Patch by Neil
   Schemenauer.
 
diff --git a/Objects/rangeobject.c b/Objects/rangeobject.c
index 965038635c3..2188dfba597 100644
--- a/Objects/rangeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/rangeobject.c
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ range_count(rangeobject *r, PyObject *ob)
 {
     if (PyLong_CheckExact(ob) || PyBool_Check(ob)) {
         if (range_contains_long(r, ob))
-            Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+            return PyLong_FromLong(1);
         else
-            Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+            return PyLong_FromLong(0);
     } else {
         Py_ssize_t count;
         count = _PySequence_IterSearch((PyObject*)r, ob, PY_ITERSEARCH_COUNT);