diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 7ec530726..6bc3107a7 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	sizet \
 	smart_pointer_const \
 	smart_pointer_const2 \
+	smart_pointer_member \
 	smart_pointer_multi \
 	smart_pointer_multi_typedef \
 	smart_pointer_namespace \
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/smart_pointer_member_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/smart_pointer_member_runme.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8b4f2114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/smart_pointer_member_runme.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from smart_pointer_member import *
+
+f = Foo()
+f.y = 1
+
+if f.y != 1:
+  raise RuntimeError
+
+b = Bar(f)
+b.y = 2
+
+if f.y != 2:
+  raise RuntimeError
+
+if b.x != f.x:
+  raise RuntimeError
+
+if b.z != f.z:
+  raise RuntimeError
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/smart_pointer_member.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/smart_pointer_member.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52ca33b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/smart_pointer_member.i
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+%module smart_pointer_member
+
+%inline %{
+
+class Foo {
+public:
+  int x[4];
+  int y;
+  static const int z;
+};
+
+class Bar {
+   Foo *f;
+public:
+   Bar(Foo *f) : f(f) { }
+   Foo *operator->() {
+      return f;
+   }
+};
+
+ int get_y(Bar *b) 
+ {
+   return (*b)->y;
+ }
+
+ int get_z(Bar *b) 
+ {
+   return (*b)->z;
+ }
+ 
+ 
+%}
+
+%{
+  const int Foo::z = 3;
+%}