diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4daf763bbba..3dac4a87d1f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ What's New in Python 2.4 beta 1?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
-...
+- PyLong_AsUnsignedLong[Mask] now support int objects as well.
 
 Extension modules
 -----------------
diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index 0103e5c079e..0ee9a694a99 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyObject *vv)
 	int i;
 
 	if (vv == NULL || !PyLong_Check(vv)) {
+		if (vv != NULL && PyInt_Check(vv)) {
+			long val = PyInt_AsLong(vv);
+			if (val < 0) {
+				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
+				"can't convert negative value to unsigned long");
+				return (unsigned long) -1;
+			}
+			return val;
+		}
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return (unsigned long) -1;
 	}
@@ -279,6 +288,8 @@ PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(PyObject *vv)
 	int i, sign;
 
 	if (vv == NULL || !PyLong_Check(vv)) {
+		if (vv != NULL && PyInt_Check(vv))
+			return PyInt_AsUnsignedLongMask(vv);
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return (unsigned long) -1;
 	}