diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i b/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i
index 0e1495f86..fb3c053c4 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   char hi_extend() {
     return $self->c;
   }
+  static const long swig_size = sizeof(hiA);
 }
 %extend lowA {
   lowA() {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
   int low_extend() {
     return $self->num;
   }
+  static const long swig_size = sizeof(lowA);
 }
 
 %extend hiB {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
   char hi_extend() {
     return $self->c;
   }
+  static const long swig_size = sizeof(hiB);
 }
 %extend lowB {
   lowB() {
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@
   int low_extend() {
     return $self->num;
   }
+  static const long swig_size = sizeof(lowB);
 }
 
 %extend FOO_bar {
@@ -50,6 +54,9 @@
         $self->d = 1;
     }
 };
+%extend NestedA {
+  static const long swig_size = sizeof(NestedA);
+}
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Source/Modules/nested.cxx b/Source/Modules/nested.cxx
index 9ec52ead1..c4ab6a8ea 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/nested.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/nested.cxx
@@ -362,7 +362,15 @@ void Swig_nested_name_unnamed_c_structs(Node *n) {
 	  Delete(bases);
 	}
 	Setattr(classhash, name, c);
+
+	// Merge the extension into the symbol table
+	if (Node *am = Getattr(Swig_extend_hash(), name)) {
+	  Swig_extend_merge(c, am);
+	  Swig_extend_append_previous(c, am);
+	  Delattr(Swig_extend_hash(), name);
+	}
 	Swig_symbol_popscope();
+
 	// process declarations following this type (assign correct new type)
 	SwigType *ty = Copy(name);
 	Node *decl = nextSibling(c);
@@ -376,12 +384,6 @@ void Swig_nested_name_unnamed_c_structs(Node *n) {
 	  decl = nextSibling(decl);
 	}
 	Delete(ty);
-	if (Node *am = Getattr(Swig_extend_hash(), name)) {
-	  // Merge the extension into the symbol table
-	  Swig_extend_merge(c, am);
-	  Swig_extend_append_previous(c, am);
-	  Delattr(Swig_extend_hash(), name);
-	}
 	Swig_symbol_setscope(Swig_symbol_global_scope());
 	add_symbols_c(c);