diff --git a/src/test_module.cpp b/src/test_module.cpp
index df68b58..417bb37 100644
--- a/src/test_module.cpp
+++ b/src/test_module.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class TestBaseType
     virtual ~TestBaseType() {}
     virtual int func() { return 0; }
 
+    const TestBaseType &constMe() const { return *this; }
+
     int val;
     const int const_val;
 };
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ CHAISCRIPT_MODULE_EXPORT  chaiscript::ModulePtr create_chaiscript_module_test_mo
   m->add(chaiscript::user_type<TestEnum>(), "TestEnum");
 
   m->add(chaiscript::fun(&to_int), "to_int");
+  m->add(chaiscript::fun(&TestBaseType::constMe), "constMe");
 
 
   return m;
diff --git a/unittests/member_variable_access.chai b/unittests/member_variable_access.chai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000d058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/member_variable_access.chai
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+load_module("test_module")
+
+var t0 = TestBaseType()
+t0.val = 13
+
+assert_equal(15, t0.const_val)
+assert_equal(13, t0.val)
+assert_equal(15, t0.constMe().const_val)
+assert_equal(13, t0.constMe().val)
+
+