diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/using_private_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/using_private_runme.py
index 3d33ed985..00c9a8d25 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/using_private_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/using_private_runme.py
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ f.x = 3
 
 if f.blah(4) != 4:
     raise RuntimeError, "blah(int)"
+
+if f.defaulted() != -1:
+    raise RuntimeError, "defaulted()"
+
+if f.defaulted(222) != 222:
+    raise RuntimeError, "defaulted(222)"
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/using_private.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/using_private.i
index cd5a7974b..9cf0dee48 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/using_private.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/using_private.i
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ class Foo {
 public:
      int x;
      int blah(int x) { return x; }
+     int defaulted(int i = -1) { return i; }
 };
 
 class FooBar : private Foo {
 public:
      using Foo::blah;
      using Foo::x;
+     using Foo::defaulted;
 };
 
 %}