diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/java_typemaps_proxy_runme.java b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/java_typemaps_proxy_runme.java
index 997e5b8d1..25e22871a 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/java_typemaps_proxy_runme.java
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/java_typemaps_proxy_runme.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // This is the java_typemaps_proxy runtime testcase. Contrived example checks that the pure Java code from the Java typemaps compiles.
 
 import java_typemaps_proxy.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
 
 public class java_typemaps_proxy_runme {
 
@@ -43,6 +44,20 @@ public class java_typemaps_proxy_runme {
 
     // Create a NULL pointer for Farewell using the constructor with changed modifiers
     Farewell nullFarewell = new Farewell(0, false);
+
+    // Check the %javamethodmodifiers feature
+    try {
+
+      Method methodmodifiertest = nullFarewell.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("methodmodifiertest", null);
+      if ( !Modifier.isPrivate(methodmodifiertest.getModifiers()) )
+        throw new RuntimeException("NS::Farewell::methodmodifiertest not private" );
+
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException n) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("NoSuchmethodException caught. Test failed.");
+    } catch (SecurityException s) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("SecurityException caught. Test failed.");
+    }
+
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java_typemaps_proxy.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java_typemaps_proxy.i
index 154f227c5..a992be124 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java_typemaps_proxy.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java_typemaps_proxy.i
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import java.lang.*; // for Exception
   }
 %}
 
+// Check the %javamethodmodifiers feature
+%javamethodmodifiers NS::Farewell::methodmodifiertest() "private";
 
 %inline %{
 namespace NS {
@@ -56,9 +58,13 @@ namespace NS {
         static void ciao(Greeting* g) {}
     };
     class Farewell {
+    public:
+        void methodmodifiertest() {}
     };
     template<class T> class Adieu {};
 }
 %}
 
 %template(AdieuIntPtrPtr) NS::Adieu<int**>;
+
+