diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/using_member.i b/Examples/test-suite/using_member.i
index 938060956..8fe94d119 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/using_member.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/using_member.i
@@ -6,17 +6,15 @@
 %inline %{
 namespace interface1
 {
-    class A
+    struct A
     {
-    public:
         int get(int) {return 10;}
     };
 }
 using interface1::A;
 
-class B : public A
+struct B : public A
 {
- public:
     using A::get;
     int get(double) {return 20;}
 };
diff --git a/Source/Swig/symbol.c b/Source/Swig/symbol.c
index 14de509be..987f76516 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/symbol.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/symbol.c
@@ -384,12 +384,15 @@ String *Swig_symbol_qualified_language_scopename(Symtab *n) {
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Swig_symbol_add_using()
+ *
+ * Adds a node to the C symbol table for a using declaration.
+ * Used for using-declarations within classes/structs.
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void Swig_symbol_add_using(String * name, String * uname, Node * n) {
   Hash *h;
-  h = Swig_symbol_clookup(uname,0);
-  if (h && checkAttribute(h, "kind", "class")) {
+  h = Swig_symbol_clookup(uname, 0);
+  if (h && (checkAttribute(h, "kind", "class") || checkAttribute(h, "kind", "struct"))) {
     String *qcurrent = Swig_symbol_qualifiedscopename(0);
     if (qcurrent) {
 	Append(qcurrent, "::");