diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_except.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_except.i
index e266ce624..fc886dca7 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_except.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_except.i
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 %include <std_except.i>
 
+%{
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(disable: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+%}
+
 
 %inline %{
   struct E1 : public std::exception
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
index 32e9f95c8..a4b8c3641 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ std::string& test_reference_out() {
    return x;
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(disable: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 void test_throw() throw(std::string){
   static std::string x = "test_throw message";
   throw x;
@@ -53,6 +57,10 @@ void test_const_pointer_throw() throw(const std::string *) {
   throw new std::string("foo");
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(default: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 %}
 
 %apply const std::string& { std::string *GlobalString2, 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_string.i b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_string.i
index 1f769bb20..4eefa7a1a 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_string.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_std_string.i
@@ -65,12 +65,20 @@ std::string& test_reference_out() {
    return x;
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(disable: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 void test_throw() throw(std::string){
   static std::string x = "x";
   
   throw x;
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(default: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 
 std::basic_string<char> test_value_basic1(std::basic_string<char> x) {
    return x;