diff --git a/tests/FieldTests.cs b/tests/FieldTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6aa2f663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/FieldTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Tests {
+
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class FieldTests {
+
+		[Test]
+		public void TestReadCppObject ()
+		{
+			var hf1 = new HasField (1, null);
+			var hf2 = new HasField (2, hf1);
+			var hf3 = new HasField (3, hf2);
+
+			Assert.IsNull (hf1.other, "#1");
+			Assert.AreEqual (1, hf1.number);
+
+			Assert.AreSame (hf2.other, hf1, "#2");
+			Assert.AreEqual (1, hf2.other.number);
+
+			Assert.AreSame (hf3.other.other, hf1, "#3");
+			Assert.AreEqual (1, hf3.other.other.number, "#4");
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 81ceffed..1f8a50f9 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ TEST_DLL = $(BUILD_DIR)/Test.dll
 
 NATIVE = \
 	MarshalingTests \
-	InheritanceTests
+	InheritanceTests \
+	FieldTests
 
 MANAGED =  \
+	FieldTests.cs \
 	InheritanceTests.cs \
 	MarshalingTests.cs \
 	Support/CppNUnitAsserts.cs
diff --git a/tests/Native/FieldTests.cpp b/tests/Native/FieldTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88b50461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Native/FieldTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include "FieldTests.h"
+
+HasField::HasField (int number, HasField* other)
+{
+	this->number = number;
+	this->other = other;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Native/FieldTests.h b/tests/Native/FieldTests.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bae69d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Native/FieldTests.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+class HasField {
+public:
+	int number;
+	HasField* other;
+	HasField (int number, HasField* other);
+};
diff --git a/tests/Tests.csproj b/tests/Tests.csproj
index 721ab906..0fe937c7 100644
--- a/tests/Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Tests.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Support\CppNUnitAsserts.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MarshalingTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="InheritanceTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="FieldTests.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@
     <None Include="Native\MarshalingTests.h" />
     <None Include="Native\InheritanceTests.h" />
     <None Include="Native\InheritanceTests.cpp" />
+    <None Include="Native\FieldTests.h" />
+    <None Include="Native\FieldTests.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ProjectExtensions>
     <MonoDevelop>