diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/virtual_destructor.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/virtual_destructor.i
index da357c4a3..f45fccc53 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/virtual_destructor.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/virtual_destructor.i
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /*
 This testcase checks that a virtual destructor with void as a parameter is 
 correctly handled.
+Also tests a class with protected destructor derived from a class with a
+public destructor.
 */
 
 %module virtual_destructor
@@ -13,4 +15,8 @@ public:
   virtual ~VirtualVoidDestructor(void) { };
 };
 
+class Derived : public VirtualVoidDestructor {
+protected:
+  virtual ~Derived() {};
+};
 %}