diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/c/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/c/Makefile.in
index 431ab806a..5b4977216 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/c/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/c/Makefile.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@/..
 include $(srcdir)/../common.mk
 
 CPP_TEST_CASES += \
+				 cpp_atomic_global_var_atom \
 				 cpp_atomic_global_var_class \
 				 cpp_atomic_namespaced_class
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/c/cpp_atomic_global_var_atom_runme.c b/Examples/test-suite/c/cpp_atomic_global_var_atom_runme.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f21939cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/c/cpp_atomic_global_var_atom_runme.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "cpp_atomic_global_var_atom/cpp_atomic_global_var_atom_proxy.h"
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+    assert(myGlobalInt == 42);
+
+    myGlobalInt = 4711;
+
+    assert(myGlobalInt == 4711);
+
+    return 0;
+}