diff --git a/src/future/types/newint.py b/src/future/types/newint.py
index 2c86ce18..ebc5715e 100644
--- a/src/future/types/newint.py
+++ b/src/future/types/newint.py
@@ -223,9 +223,11 @@ def __pow__(self, other):
 
     def __rpow__(self, other):
         value = super(newint, self).__rpow__(other)
-        if value is NotImplemented:
+        if isint(value):
+            return newint(value)
+        elif value is NotImplemented:
             return other ** long(self)
-        return newint(value)
+        return value
 
     def __lshift__(self, other):
         if not isint(other):