diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_catches_runme.php b/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_catches_runme.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51c5663d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_catches_runme.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+require "tests.php";
+
+// No new functions
+check::functions(array());
+// New classes
+check::classes(array('BaseClass'));
+// No new vars
+check::globals(array());
+
+class MyClass extends BaseClass {
+  function description() {
+    throw new Exception("Testing exception thrown in description()");
+  }
+}
+
+$b = new MyClass();
+try {
+    BaseClass::call_description($b);
+    check::fail("No exception thrown by BaseClass::call_description(\$b)");
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    check::equal($e->getMessage(), "Testing exception thrown in description()", "Unexpected exception message: ".$e->getMessage());
+}
+
+check::done();
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_nothrow_runme.php b/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_nothrow_runme.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bc4a0c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/php/director_exception_nothrow_runme.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+require "tests.php";
+
+// No new functions
+check::functions(array());
+// New classes
+check::classes(array('Bar', 'Base'));
+// No new vars
+check::globals(array());
+
+class MyBar extends Bar {
+  function pang() {
+    return "MyBar::pang()";
+  }
+}
+
+$a = new MyBar();
+check::equal($a->pang(), "MyBar::pang()", "MyBar::pang() not called as expected");
+$b = new Bar();
+check::equal($b->pang(), "Bar::pang()", "Bar::pang() not called as expected");
+
+check::done();