diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map.i b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map.i
index eaa415424..a8ba4f2e2 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map.i
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ std::map<int,A*> m_identa(const std::map<int,A*>& v)
 
 
 
-
+namespace std
+{
+%template(mapii) map<int,int>;
+}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map_runme.py
index 4241c584d..461421a54 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_map_runme.py
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ for k in pm:
   if (pm[k] != m[k]):
     raise RuntimeError
 
+
+
+mii = li_std_map.mapii()
+
+mii[1] = 1
+mii[1] = 2
+
+if mii[1] != 2:
+  raise RuntimeError
+