diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_carrays_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_carrays_runme.java
index 26e8e9f7c..f576eab84 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/li_carrays_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/li_carrays_runme.java
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ public class li_carrays_runme {
 
   public static void main(String argv[]) throws Throwable
   {
-    int length = 5;
-
     // array_class
     {
+      int length = 5;
       XYArray xyArray = new XYArray(length);
       for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
         XY xy = xyArray.getitem(i);
@@ -30,8 +29,26 @@ public class li_carrays_runme {
       }
     }
 
+    {
+      // global array variable
+      int length = 5;
+      XY xyArrayPointer = li_carrays.getGlobalXYArray();
+      XYArray xyArray = XYArray.frompointer(xyArrayPointer);
+      for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
+        XY xy = xyArray.getitem(i);
+        xy.setX(i*10);
+        xy.setY(i*100);
+        xyArray.setitem(i, xy);
+      }
+      for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
+        Assert(xyArray.getitem(i).getX(), i*10);
+        Assert(xyArray.getitem(i).getY(), i*100);
+      }
+    }
+
     // array_functions
     {
+      int length = 5;
       AB abArray = li_carrays.new_ABArray(length);
       for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
         AB ab = li_carrays.ABArray_getitem(abArray, i);
@@ -45,6 +62,22 @@ public class li_carrays_runme {
       }
       li_carrays.delete_ABArray(abArray);
     }
+
+    {
+      // global array variable
+      int length = 3;
+      AB abArray = li_carrays.getGlobalABArray();
+      for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
+        AB ab = li_carrays.ABArray_getitem(abArray, i);
+        ab.setA(i*10);
+        ab.setB(i*100);
+        li_carrays.ABArray_setitem(abArray, i, ab);
+      }
+      for (int i=0; i<length; i++) {
+        Assert(li_carrays.ABArray_getitem(abArray, i).getA(), i*10);
+        Assert(li_carrays.ABArray_getitem(abArray, i).getB(), i*100);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   private static void Assert(int val1, int val2) {
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_carrays.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_carrays.i
index e76a6b4c3..45c6537d5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_carrays.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_carrays.i
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ typedef struct {
   int x;
   int y;
 } XY;
+XY globalXYArray[3];
+
 typedef struct {
   int a;
   int b;
 } AB;
+
+AB globalABArray[3];
 %}
 
 // Note that struct XY { ... }; gives compiler error for C when using %array_class or %array_functions, but is okay in C++