diff --git a/pyste/example/virtual.h b/pyste/example/virtual.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e31183b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyste/example/virtual.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+struct C
+{
+public:
+    virtual int f()
+    {
+        return f_abs();
+    }
+
+    const char* get_name()
+    {
+        return name();
+    }
+
+protected:    
+    virtual int f_abs() = 0;
+
+private:
+    virtual const char* name() { return "C"; }
+};
+
+int call_f(C& c) { return c.f(); }
+
diff --git a/pyste/example/virtual.pyste b/pyste/example/virtual.pyste
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd9b8669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyste/example/virtual.pyste
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Class('C', 'virtual.h')