diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index f0ee6713e..568ed0349 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ DYNAMIC_LIB_PATH = $(RUNTIMEDIR):.
 # C++ test cases. (Can be run individually using make testcase.cpptest.)
 
 CPP_TEST_BROKEN = \
+	global_ns_arg \
 	arrayref \
 	abstract_typedef \
 	namespace_nested \
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/global_ns_arg.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/global_ns_arg.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b7b8bb12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/global_ns_arg.i
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+%module global_ns_arg
+
+%inline %{
+
+typedef int Integer;
+
+::Integer foo(::Integer x) {
+   return x;
+}
+
+%}