diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/cpp_static.i b/Examples/test-suite/cpp_static.i
index 1f8ca1282..9ffe55837 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/cpp_static.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/cpp_static.i
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Tests Sourceforge bug #444748.
 class StaticMemberTest {
 public:
   static int static_int;
+  static int grab_int() { return static_int; }
 };
 
 class StaticFunctionTest {
@@ -28,10 +29,12 @@ int StaticMemberTest::static_int = 99;
 %inline %{
 struct StaticBase {
   static int statty;
+  static int grab_statty_base() { return statty; }
   virtual ~StaticBase() {}
 };
 struct StaticDerived : StaticBase {
   static int statty;
+  static int grab_statty_derived() { return statty; }
 };
 %}
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_static_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_static_runme.py
index e8c8cf615..760fb6791 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_static_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_static_runme.py
@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@ StaticFunctionTest.static_func_3(1, 2)
 
 if is_python_builtin():
   if not StaticMemberTest.static_int == 99: raise RuntimeError("static_int not 99")
+  if not StaticMemberTest.grab_int() == 99: raise RuntimeError("static_int not 99")
   StaticMemberTest.static_int = 10
   if not StaticMemberTest.static_int == 10: raise RuntimeError("static_int not 10")
+  if not StaticMemberTest.grab_int() == 10: raise RuntimeError("static_int not 10")
 
   if not StaticBase.statty == 11: raise RuntimeError("statty not 11")
+  if not StaticBase.grab_statty_base() == 11: raise RuntimeError("statty not 11")
   if not StaticDerived.statty == 111: raise RuntimeError("statty not 111")
+  if not StaticDerived.grab_statty_derived() == 111: raise RuntimeError("statty not 111")
   StaticBase.statty = 22
   StaticDerived.statty = 222
   if not StaticBase.statty == 22: raise RuntimeError("statty not 22")
+  if not StaticBase.grab_statty_base() == 22: raise RuntimeError("statty not 22")
   if not StaticDerived.statty == 222: raise RuntimeError("statty not 222")
+  if not StaticDerived.grab_statty_derived() == 222: raise RuntimeError("statty not 222")
 
   # Restore
   StaticMemberTest.static_int = 99
@@ -24,12 +30,18 @@ if is_python_builtin():
   StaticDerived.statty = 111
 
 if not cvar.StaticMemberTest_static_int == 99: raise RuntimeError("cvar static_int not 99")
+if not StaticMemberTest.grab_int() == 99: raise RuntimeError("cvar static_int not 99")
 cvar.StaticMemberTest_static_int = 10
 if not cvar.StaticMemberTest_static_int == 10: raise RuntimeError("cvar static_int not 10")
+if not StaticMemberTest.grab_int() == 10: raise RuntimeError("cvar static_int not 10")
 
 if not cvar.StaticBase_statty == 11: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 11")
+if not StaticBase.grab_statty_base() == 11: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 11")
 if not cvar.StaticDerived_statty == 111: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 111")
+if not StaticDerived.grab_statty_derived() == 111: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 111")
 cvar.StaticBase_statty = 22
 cvar.StaticDerived_statty = 222
 if not cvar.StaticBase_statty == 22: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 22")
+if not StaticBase.grab_statty_base() == 22: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 22")
 if not cvar.StaticDerived_statty == 222: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 222")
+if not StaticDerived.grab_statty_derived() == 222: raise RuntimeError("cvar statty not 222")