diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 464f9d882..f0ee6713e 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	using_private \
 	using_protected \
 	valuewrapper_base \
+	varargs \
 	virtual_destructor \
 	voidtest
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_runme.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2addccb93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/varargs_runme.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import varargs
+
+if varargs.test("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
+
+f = varargs.Foo()
+if f.test("Hello") != "Hello":
+    raise RuntimeError, "Failed"
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/varargs.i b/Examples/test-suite/varargs.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cecea4f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/varargs.i
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Tests SWIG's *default* handling of varargs.  The default behavior is to simply ignore the varargs.
+%module varargs
+
+%inline %{
+
+char *test(const char *fmt, ...) {
+  return (char *) fmt;
+}
+
+class Foo {
+public:
+	char *test(const char *fmt, ...) {
+             return (char *) fmt;
+        }
+};
+
+%}