diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i b/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec2bca923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i
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+%module(directors="1") director_thread
+
+%{
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+class Foo;  
+extern "C" void* working(void* t);
+%}
+
+
+%feature("director") Foo;
+
+%inline {
+  class Foo {
+  public:
+    virtual ~Foo() {}
+    
+    void run() {
+      pthread_t *t = new pthread_t;
+      pthread_create(t,NULL,working,this);
+      sleep(5);
+    }
+    
+    virtual void do_foo() {
+      std::cout << "foo" << std::endl;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+%inline {
+  extern "C" void* working(void* t) {
+    Foo* f = static_cast<Foo*>(t);  
+    while (1) {
+      sleep(1);
+      std::cout << "invoked" << std::endl;
+      f->do_foo();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bec902103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from director_thread import Foo
+
+class Derived(Foo) :
+    def __init__(self):
+        Foo.__init__(self)
+        print "too"
+    def do_foo(self):
+        print "at drived class"
+
+d = Derived()
+d.run()