diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 59b7abd31..5c2bb01e7 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	pointer_reference \
 	primitive_ref \
 	private_assign \
+        protected_rename \
 	pure_virtual \
 	reference_global_vars \
 	rename_default \
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/protected_rename.i b/Examples/test-suite/protected_rename.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5cc9b689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/protected_rename.i
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+%module protected_rename
+
+/**
+ * We should be able to rename Foo::y() to 'x' since the protected
+ * member variable of the same name is not wrapped. Thus this test
+ * case shouldn't generate any warnings.
+ */
+
+%rename(x) Foo::y();
+
+class Foo {
+protected:
+    int x;
+public:
+    void y();
+};
+