diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_string.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_string.i
index c815375e3..30ae20ce3 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_string.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_string.i
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ struct A
   { return get(n); }
 
   std::vector<std::string> m_strings;
+
+
+  virtual void process_text(const char *text) 
+  {
+  }
+
+  void call_process_func() { process_text("hello"); }
  };
  
  %}
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
index d30cddbb7..6b225df33 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ class B(A):
 
   def get_first(self):
     return A.get_first(self) + " world!"
+
+  def process_text(self, string):
+    self.smem = "hello"
     
 
 
@@ -15,3 +18,11 @@ b.get(0)
 if b.get_first() != "hello world!":
   print b.get_first() 
   raise RuntimeError
+
+
+b.call_process_func()
+
+if b.smem != "hello":
+  print smem
+  raise RuntimeError
+