diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/template_static_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/template_static_runme.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7f17af38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/template_static_runme.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from template_static import  *
+
+print Foo.bar_double(1)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/template_static.i b/Examples/test-suite/template_static.i
index 087cb3db2..e4696143d 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/template_static.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/template_static.i
@@ -14,3 +14,20 @@ template<class T> int foo<T>::test = 0;
 %template(foo_i) foo<int>;
 %template(foo_d) foo<double>;
 
+
+%inline %{
+namespace toto {
+  class Foo {
+  public:
+      template<class T>
+      static double bar(int i) {
+	return 1.0;
+      };
+
+    private:
+      int i;
+  };
+} 
+%}
+
+%template(bar_double) toto::Foo::bar<double>;