diff --git a/Examples/javascript/native/example.i b/Examples/javascript/native/example.i
index 212765fa4..740238413 100644
--- a/Examples/javascript/native/example.i
+++ b/Examples/javascript/native/example.i
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 /* File : example.i */
 %module example
 
+// placeholder() used to help SWIG generate "SWIG_From_int" call
+%{
+    int placeholder();
+%}
+int placeholder() { return 0; }
 
+// actual demo code
 %wrapper
 %{
 #ifdef SWIG_V8_VERSION /* Engine: Node || V8 */
@@ -38,4 +44,4 @@
 %}
 
 
-%native(num_to_string) void JavaScript_exampleV8_callback_function();
+%native(magicNumber) void JavaScript_do_work();
diff --git a/Examples/javascript/native/runme.js b/Examples/javascript/native/runme.js
index 6577bb1fb..8ea0a8bcc 100644
--- a/Examples/javascript/native/runme.js
+++ b/Examples/javascript/native/runme.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 var example = require("example");
 
-function callback(msg) { console.log(msg); }
-
-example.num_to_string(callback);
+console.info("My magic number is: ", example.magicNumber());
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/native_directive.i b/Examples/test-suite/native_directive.i
index f2699c421..9ae76e0b7 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/native_directive.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/native_directive.i
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_native_1directive_native_1directiveJNI_Co
 #endif
 
 
+// TODO: C#
+// TODO: Python
+
 
 #ifdef SWIGJAVASCRIPT
 %native(CountAlphaCharacters) void JavaScript_alpha_count();
diff --git a/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx b/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
index e36f31308..68c97e641 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
@@ -787,13 +787,18 @@ int JSEmitter::emitWrapperFunction(Node *n) {
 }
 
 int JSEmitter::emitNativeFunction(Node *n) {
-  String *wrap_name = Getattr(n, "wrap:name");
-
-  Setattr(n, "feature:extend", "last");
+  String *wrapname = Getattr(n, "wrap:name");
+  // ismember never seems to be the case;
+  // it is technically possible to add native member functions,
+  // just not at the moment? leaving this as an option for later;
+  // the code will automatically defaulting to static space
+  if (GetFlag(n, "ismember") != 0)
+    Setattr(n, "feature:extend", "1"); // member space
+  else
+    Setattr(n, "feature:extend", "0"); // static space
   enterFunction(n);
-  state.function(WRAPPER_NAME, wrap_name);
+  state.function(WRAPPER_NAME, wrapname);
   exitFunction(n);
-
   return SWIG_OK;
 }