diff --git a/example/example-virtual-functions.py b/example/example-virtual-functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9580019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/example-virtual-functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+sys.path.append('.')
+
+from example import ExampleVirt, runExampleVirt, runExampleVirtVirtual, runExampleVirtBool
+
+
+class ExtendedExampleVirt(ExampleVirt):
+    def __init__(self, state):
+        super(ExtendedExampleVirt, self).__init__(state + 1)
+        self.data = "Hello world"
+
+    def run(self, value):
+        print('ExtendedExampleVirt::run(%i), calling parent..' % value)
+        return super(ExtendedExampleVirt, self).run(value + 1)
+
+    def run_bool(self):
+        print('ExtendedExampleVirt::run_bool()')
+        return False
+
+    def pure_virtual(self):
+        print('ExtendedExampleVirt::pure_virtual(): %s' % self.data)
+
+
+ex12 = ExampleVirt(10)
+print(runExampleVirt(ex12, 20))
+try:
+    runExampleVirtVirtual(ex12)
+except Exception as e:
+    print("Caught expected exception: " + str(e))
+
+ex12p = ExtendedExampleVirt(10)
+print(runExampleVirt(ex12p, 20))
+print(runExampleVirtBool(ex12p))
+runExampleVirtVirtual(ex12p)