diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index d8d5e2c..bd20ca3 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-matplotlib
 Version:        1.0.1
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python plotting library
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ Requires:       tkinter
 %description    tk
 %{summary}
 
+%package        wx
+Summary:        wxPython backend for python-matplotlib
+Group:          Development/Libraries
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       wxPython
+BuildRequires:  wxPython-devel
+
+%description    wx
+%{summary}
+
 %if %{withdocs}
 %package        doc
 Summary:        Documentation files for python-matplotlib
@@ -126,6 +136,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %exclude %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.*
 %exclude %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/tkagg.*
 %exclude %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/_tkagg.so
+%exclude %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.*
+%exclude %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_wxagg.*
 
 %files tk
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -133,6 +145,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/tkagg.py*
 %{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/_tkagg.so
 
+%files wx
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py*
+%{python_sitearch}/matplotlib/backends/backend_wxagg.py*
+
 %if %{withdocs}
 %files doc
 %doc doc/build/html
@@ -140,6 +157,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 21 2011 Jonathan G. Underwood <jonathan.underwood@gmail.com> - 1.0.1-4
+- Enable wxPython backend
+
 * Mon Feb 21 2011 Jonathan G. Underwood <jonathan.underwood@gmail.com> - 1.0.1-3
 - Add conditional for optionally building doc sub-package
 - Add flag to build low res images for documentation
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fdeb182..76a43fb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ configobj = False
 gtk = True
 gtkagg = True
 tkagg = True
-wxagg = False
+wxagg = True
 
 [rc_options]
 # User-configurable options