diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/minherit.i b/Examples/test-suite/minherit.i
index 0300f7199..e34b7c423 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/minherit.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/minherit.i
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 // However, if it works for Python, things should be working for other
 // modules.
 
-%module minherit
+%module(ruby_minherit="1") minherit
 
-#ifdef SWIGPYTHON
+#if defined(SWIGPYTHON) || defined(SWIGRUBY)
 
 %inline %{
 
@@ -73,8 +73,3 @@ int wget(SpamPtr f) {
 
 #endif
 
-
-
-
-   
-
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/minherit_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/minherit_runme.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..debe9d000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/minherit_runme.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require 'minherit'
+
+a = Minherit::Foo.new
+b = Minherit::Bar.new
+c = Minherit::FooBar.new
+d = Minherit::Spam.new
+
+if a.xget() != 1
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if b.yget() != 2
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end    
+
+if c.xget() != 1 or c.yget() != 2 or c.zget() != 3
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if d.xget() != 1 or d.yget() != 2 or d.zget() != 3 or d.wget() != 4
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if Minherit.xget(a) != 1
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(a)}"
+end     
+
+if Minherit.yget(b) != 2
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.yget(b)}"
+end
+
+if Minherit.xget(c) != 1 or Minherit.yget(c) != 2 or Minherit.zget(c) != 3
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(c)} #{Minherit.yget(c)} #{Minherit.zget(c)}"
+end    
+
+if Minherit.xget(d) != 1 or Minherit.yget(d) != 2 or Minherit.zget(d) != 3 or Minherit.wget(d) != 4
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(d)} #{Minherit.yget(d)} #{Minherit.zget(d)} #{Minherit.wget(d)}"
+end
+
+# Cleanse all of the pointers and see what happens
+
+aa = Minherit.toFooPtr(a)
+bb = Minherit.toBarPtr(b)
+cc = Minherit.toFooBarPtr(c)
+dd = Minherit.toSpamPtr(d)
+
+if aa.xget() != 1
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if bb.yget() != 2
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if cc.xget() != 1 or cc.yget() != 2 or cc.zget() != 3
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if dd.xget() != 1 or dd.yget() != 2 or dd.zget() != 3 or dd.wget() != 4
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value"
+end
+
+if Minherit.xget(aa) != 1
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(aa)}"
+end
+
+if Minherit.yget(bb) != 2
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.yget(bb)}"
+end
+
+if Minherit.xget(cc) != 1 or Minherit.yget(cc) != 2 or Minherit.zget(cc) != 3
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(cc)} #{Minherit.yget(cc)} #{Minherit.zget(cc)}"
+end
+
+if Minherit.xget(dd) != 1 or Minherit.yget(dd) != 2 or Minherit.zget(dd) != 3 or Minherit.wget(dd) != 4
+  raise RuntimeError, "Bad attribute value #{Minherit.xget(dd)} #{Minherit.yget(dd)} #{Minherit.zget(dd)} #{Minherit.wget(dd)}"
+end
+