diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i b/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
index d562d1eaa..46133fed9 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@
     b = "string b";
     x = 1234;
   }
+
+  int read_x() { return x; }
+
+  std::string read_b() { return b; }
 %}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/php/global_vars_runme.php b/Examples/test-suite/php/global_vars_runme.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77fdec859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/php/global_vars_runme.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+require "tests.php";
+require "global_vars.php";
+
+check::functions(array('init','read_b','read_x'));
+check::classes(array('A','global_vars'));
+check::globals(array('b','a','ap','cap','ar','x','xp','c_member','vp','h','hp','hr'));
+
+$an = new A();
+check::classname('A', $an);
+ap_set($an);
+check::classname('A', ap_get());
+check::equivalent(ap_get(), $an, "global var assignment");
+
+x_set(17);
+check::equal(x_get(), 17, "global var assignment");
+check::equal(read_x(), 17, "PHP global var change visible in C++");
+init();
+check::equal(x_get(), 1234, "C++ global var change visible in PHP");
+
+b_set('test');
+check::equal(b_get(), 'test', "global var assignment");
+check::equal(read_b(), 'test', "PHP global var change visible in C++");
+init();
+check::equal(b_get(), 'string b', "C++ global var change visible in PHP");
+
+check::done();
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/php/tests.php b/Examples/test-suite/php/tests.php
index 5547da743..525fa07ed 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/php/tests.php
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/php/tests.php
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ class check {
     return TRUE;
   }
 
+  static function equivalent($a,$b,$message) {
+    if (! ($a==$b)) return check::fail($message . ": '$a'!='$b'");
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
   static function resource($a,$b,$message) {
     return check::equal(get_resource_type($a), $b, $message);
   }