diff --git a/example/issues.cpp b/example/issues.cpp
index 1a4fc31..c9f9e8b 100644
--- a/example/issues.cpp
+++ b/example/issues.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,25 @@
 
 #include "example.h"
 
+struct Base {
+    virtual void dispatch(void) const = 0;
+};
 
+struct DispatchIssue : Base {
+    virtual void dispatch(void) const {
+        PYBIND11_OVERLOAD_PURE(void, Base, dispatch);
+    }
+};
+
+void dispatch_issue_go(const Base * b) { b->dispatch(); }
+
+PYBIND11_PLUGIN(mytest)
+{
+    pybind11::module m("mytest", "A test");
+
+
+    return m.ptr();
+}
 void init_issues(py::module &m) {
     py::module m2 = m.def_submodule("issues");
 
@@ -18,4 +36,12 @@
 
     // #150: char bindings broken
     m2.def("print_char", [](char c) { std::cout << c << std::endl; });
+
+    // #159: virtual function dispatch has problems with similar-named functions
+    pybind11::class_<DispatchIssue> base(m2, "DispatchIssue");
+    base.alias<Base>()
+        .def(pybind11::init<>())
+        .def("dispatch", &Base::dispatch);
+
+    m2.def("dispatch_issue_go", &dispatch_issue_go);
 }