diff --git a/python/lammps.py b/python/lammps.py
index 84ce22e9f0..484c30d9ac 100644
--- a/python/lammps.py
+++ b/python/lammps.py
@@ -510,6 +510,10 @@ class lammps(object):
       result = ptr[0]
       self.lib.lammps_free(ptr)
       return result
+    elif (style == 2) and (type == 0):
+      self.lib.lammps_extract_fix.restype = POINTER(c_int)
+      ptr = self.lib.lammps_extract_fix(self.lmp,id,style,type,i,j)
+      return ptr[0]
     elif (style == 1) or (style == 2):
       if type == 1:
         self.lib.lammps_extract_fix.restype = POINTER(c_double)
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index 60b75b968c..72fcbba833 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ void *lammps_extract_fix(void *ptr, char *id, int style, int type,
 
     if (style == 2) {
       if (!fix->local_flag) return NULL;
+      if (type == 0) return (void *) &fix->size_local_rows;
       if (type == 1) return (void *) fix->vector_local;
       if (type == 2) return (void *) fix->array_local;
     }