diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 2a4591524..4b10527db 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ C_TEST_CASES += \
 	memberin_extend_c \
 	name \
 	nested \
+	nested_extend_c \
 	nested_structs \
 	newobject2 \
 	overload_extend \
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/nested_extend_c_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/nested_extend_c_runme.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9da093a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/nested_extend_c_runme.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import nested_extend_c.*;
+
+public class nested_extend_c_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("nested_extend_c");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load. See the chapter on Dynamic Linking Problems in the SWIG Java documentation for help.\n" + e);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String argv[]) throws Throwable
+  {
+    {
+      hiA hi = new hiA();
+      if (hi.hi_extend() != 'h')
+        throw new RuntimeException("test failed");
+    }
+    {
+      lowA low = new lowA();
+      if (low.low_extend() != 99)
+        throw new RuntimeException("test failed");
+    }
+
+    {
+      hiB hi = new hiB();
+      if (hi.hi_extend() != 'h')
+        throw new RuntimeException("test failed");
+    }
+    {
+      lowB low = new lowB();
+      if (low.low_extend() != 99)
+        throw new RuntimeException("test failed");
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i b/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3641cf78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/nested_extend_c.i
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+%module nested_extend_c
+
+%extend hiA {
+  hiA() {
+   union hiA *self = (union hiA *)malloc(sizeof(union hiA));
+   self->c = 'h';
+   return self;
+  }
+  char hi_extend() {
+    return $self->c;
+  }
+}
+%extend lowA {
+  lowA() {
+    struct lowA *self = (struct lowA *)malloc(sizeof(struct lowA));
+    self->name = 0;
+    self->num = 99;
+    return self;
+  }
+  int low_extend() {
+    return $self->num;
+  }
+}
+
+%extend hiB {
+  hiB() {
+   union hiB *self = (union hiB *)malloc(sizeof(union hiB));
+   self->c = 'h';
+   return self;
+  }
+  char hi_extend() {
+    return $self->c;
+  }
+}
+%extend lowB {
+  lowB() {
+    struct lowB *self = (struct lowB *)malloc(sizeof(struct lowB));
+    self->name = 0;
+    self->num = 99;
+    return self;
+  }
+  int low_extend() {
+    return $self->num;
+  }
+}
+
+%inline %{
+typedef struct NestedA {
+    int a;
+    union hiA {
+        char c;
+        int d;
+    } hiA_instance;
+
+    struct lowA {
+        char *name;
+        int num;
+    } lowA_instance;
+} NestedA;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int a;
+    union hiB {
+        char c;
+        int d;
+    } hiB_instance;
+
+    struct lowB {
+        char *name;
+        int num;
+    } lowB_instance;
+} NestedB;
+%}
+