diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constructor_copy.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constructor_copy.i
index 16081bad3..761dcafdf 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constructor_copy.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constructor_copy.i
@@ -109,3 +109,13 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 
+%rename(ABC_Libor_ModelUtils) ABC_Nam::ABC_Libor::ModelUtils;
+
+%copyctor;
+%inline %{
+  namespace ABC_Nam {
+    namespace ABC_Libor {
+      struct ModelUtils {};
+    }    
+  }
+%}
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
index 9b2540dc8..9e75f6156 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
@@ -2076,7 +2076,8 @@ static void addDefaultConstructor(Node *n)
   String *name = NewStringf("%s::%s",cname,last);
   String *decl = NewString("f().");
   String *csymname = Getattr(n,"sym:name");
-  String *symname = Swig_name_make(cn, cname, last, decl, 0);
+  String *oldname = csymname;
+  String *symname = Swig_name_make(cn, cname, last, decl, oldname);
   if (!symname) {
     symname = Copy(csymname);
   }