diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index cf696258e8..96f1d59717 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -6324,6 +6324,7 @@ init_structs(void)
     OutputType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT;
     OutputType.tp_doc = "vim message object";
     OutputType.tp_methods = OutputMethods;
+    OutputType.tp_base = &PyFile_Type;
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     OutputType.tp_getattro = (getattrofunc)OutputGetattro;
     OutputType.tp_setattro = (setattrofunc)OutputSetattro;
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index a280459db0..6b31843e21 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ struct PyMethodDef { Py_ssize_t a; };
 # define PySys_GetObject dll_PySys_GetObject
 # define PySys_SetArgv dll_PySys_SetArgv
 # define PyType_Type (*dll_PyType_Type)
+# define PyFile_Type (*dll_PyFile_Type)
 # define PySlice_Type (*dll_PySlice_Type)
 # define PyType_Ready (*dll_PyType_Ready)
 # define PyType_GenericAlloc dll_PyType_GenericAlloc
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ static int(*dll_PySys_SetObject)(char *, PyObject *);
 static PyObject *(*dll_PySys_GetObject)(char *);
 static int(*dll_PySys_SetArgv)(int, char **);
 static PyTypeObject* dll_PyType_Type;
+static PyTypeObject* dll_PyFile_Type;
 static PyTypeObject* dll_PySlice_Type;
 static int (*dll_PyType_Ready)(PyTypeObject *type);
 static PyObject* (*dll_PyType_GenericAlloc)(PyTypeObject *type, PyInt nitems);
@@ -584,6 +586,7 @@ static struct
     {"PySys_GetObject", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PySys_GetObject},
     {"PySys_SetArgv", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PySys_SetArgv},
     {"PyType_Type", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyType_Type},
+    {"PyFile_Type", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyFile_Type},
     {"PySlice_Type", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PySlice_Type},
     {"PyType_Ready", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyType_Ready},
     {"PyType_GenericAlloc", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyType_GenericAlloc},