diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/using_pointers_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/using_pointers_runme.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..deab4e6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/using_pointers_runme.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+import using_pointers.*;
+
+public class using_pointers_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("using_pointers");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load. See the chapter on Dynamic Linking Problems in the SWIG Java documentation for help.\n" + e);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String argv[]) 
+  {
+    FooBar f = new FooBar();
+    boolean pass = true;
+    try {
+      f.exception_spec(1);
+      pass = false;
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    if (!pass) throw new RuntimeException("Missed exception 1");
+    try {
+      f.exception_spec(2);
+      pass = false;
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    if (!pass) throw new RuntimeException("Missed exception 2");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/using_pointers.i b/Examples/test-suite/using_pointers.i
index cdf6e7576..4a43ea343 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/using_pointers.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/using_pointers.i
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@
     int x;
     virtual ~Foo() { }
     virtual Foo* blah() { return this; }
+    virtual Foo* exception_spec(int what_to_throw) throw (int, const char *) {
+      int num = 10;
+      const char *str = "exception message";
+      if (what_to_throw == 1) throw num;
+      else if (what_to_throw == 2) throw str;
+      return 0;
+    }
   };
 
   class FooBar : public Foo {
   public:
     using Foo::blah;
     using Foo::x;
+    using Foo::exception_spec;
   };
 
 %}