diff --git a/tests/classes/private_members.phpt b/tests/classes/private_members.phpt
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+++ b/tests/classes/private_members.phpt
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+--TEST--
+A private member is 
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (version_compare(zend_version(), '2.0.0-dev', '<')) die('skip ZendEngine 2 needed'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?
+
+class base
+{
+  private $member;
+
+  function __construct()
+  {
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "(begin)\n";
+    $this->member = 'base::member';
+    $this->test();
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "(end)\n";
+  }
+
+  function test()
+  {
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+    print_r($this);
+  }
+}
+
+class derived extends base
+{
+  public $member = 'derived::member (default)';
+
+  function __construct()
+  {
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "(begin)\n";
+  	parent::__construct();
+  	parent::test();
+  	$this->test();
+    $this->member = 'derived::member';
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "(end)\n";
+  }
+
+  function test()
+  {
+  	parent::test();
+  	echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+    print_r($this);
+  }
+}
+
+$t = new derived;
+$t->test();
+unset($t);
+
+echo "Done\n";
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+derived::__construct(begin)
+base::__construct(begin)
+base::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member (default)
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+derived::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member (default)
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+base::__construct(end)
+base::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member (default)
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+base::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member (default)
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+derived::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member (default)
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+derived::__construct(end)
+base::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+derived::test
+derived Object
+(
+    [member] => derived::member
+    [member:private] => base::member
+)
+Done