diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/apply_signed_char_runme.sci b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/apply_signed_char_runme.sci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23b2e3d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/apply_signed_char_runme.sci
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+exec("swigtest.start", -1);
+
+smallnum = -127;
+if CharValFunction(smallnum) <> smallnum then swigtesterror(); end
+if CCharValFunction(smallnum) <> smallnum then swigtesterror(); end
+if CCharRefFunction(smallnum) <> smallnum then swigtesterror(); end
+
+try
+  globalchar_set(smallnum);
+catch
+  swigtesterror();
+end
+if globalchar_get() <> smallnum then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if globalconstchar_get() <> -110 then swigtesterror(); end
+
+exec("swigtest.quit", -1);