diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/apply_signed_char.i b/Examples/test-suite/apply_signed_char.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff1f1d83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/apply_signed_char.i
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* Test %apply for char */
+
+%module(directors="1") apply_signed_char
+
+%warnfilter(SWIGWARN_TYPEMAP_THREAD_UNSAFE,SWIGWARN_TYPEMAP_DIRECTOROUT_PTR) DirectorTest;
+
+%apply signed char {char, const char};
+%apply const signed char & {const char &};
+
+%inline %{
+  char CharValFunction(char number) { return number; }
+  const char CCharValFunction(const char number) { return number; }
+  const char & CCharRefFunction(const char & number) { return number; }
+  char globalchar = -109;
+  const char globalconstchar = -110;
+%}
+
+// Director test
+%feature("director");
+
+%inline %{
+  struct DirectorTest {
+
+    DirectorTest() : memberchar(-111), memberconstchar(-112) {}
+
+    virtual char CharValFunction(char number) { return number; }
+    virtual const char CCharValFunction(const char number) { return number; }
+    virtual const char & CCharRefFunction(const char & number) { return number; }
+
+    char memberchar;
+    const char memberconstchar;
+
+    virtual ~DirectorTest() {}
+  };
+%}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 04c94a542..fa4888f65 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	aggregate \
 	allowexcept \
 	anonymous_bitfield \
+	apply_signed_char \
 	apply_strings \
 	argout \
 	array_member \
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/apply_signed_char_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/apply_signed_char_runme.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..531558e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/apply_signed_char_runme.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import apply_signed_char.*;
+
+public class apply_signed_char_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+	System.loadLibrary("apply_signed_char");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load. See the chapter on Dynamic Linking Problems in the SWIG Java documentation for help.\n" + e);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String argv[]) {
+    byte smallnum = -127;
+    if (apply_signed_char.CharValFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (apply_signed_char.CCharValFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (apply_signed_char.CCharRefFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+
+    apply_signed_char.setGlobalchar(smallnum);
+    if (apply_signed_char.getGlobalchar() != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (apply_signed_char.getGlobalconstchar() != -110) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+
+    DirectorTest d = new DirectorTest();
+    if (d.CharValFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (d.CCharValFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (d.CCharRefFunction(smallnum) != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+
+    d.setMemberchar(smallnum);
+    if (d.getMemberchar() != smallnum) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+    if (d.getMemberconstchar() != -112) throw new RuntimeException("failed");
+
+  }
+}
+
+