diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_nested.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_nested.i
index 6aea9da4d..3293ee6b3 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_nested.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_nested.i
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@
     {
     public:
       virtual C get_value() const = 0;
+
+      virtual const char * get_name() 
+      {
+	return "FooBar::get_name";
+      }
+      
+      static FooBar *get_self(FooBar *a)
+      {
+	return a;
+      }
+      
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_nested_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_nested_runme.py
index 0a1b8c11b..47505f629 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_nested_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_nested_runme.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class B(FooBar_int):
     return "B::do_step;"
   
   def get_value(self):
-    return "B::get_value"
+    return 1
 
   pass
 
@@ -34,3 +34,28 @@ b = B()
 if b.step() != "Bar::step;Foo::advance;B::do_advance;B::do_step;":
   raise RuntimeError,"Bad B virtual resolution"
 
+
+
+class C(FooBar_int):
+  def do_advance(self):
+    return "C::do_advance;" + FooBar_int.do_advance(self)
+
+  def do_step(self):
+    return "C::do_step;"
+  
+  def get_value(self):
+    return 2
+
+  def get_name(self):
+    return FooBar_int.get_name(self) + " hello"
+
+  
+  pass
+
+cc = C()
+
+c = C.get_self(cc)
+c.advance()
+if c.get_name() != "FooBar::get_name hello":
+  raise RuntimeError
+