diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 1ef683256d0..c8b383ab36c 100644
--- a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-05-29  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
+
+	* libjava.lang/PR242.java: New file. PR gcj/242.
+
 2000-05-23  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
 	* libjava.compile/PR238.java: New file.  For PR gcj/238.
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.java b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f74b462082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+class Base
+{
+  int someNum()
+  {
+    System.out.println ("ok");
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+public class PR242 extends Base
+{
+  public static void main(String args[])
+  {
+    new PR242();
+  }
+  
+  PR242()
+  {
+    new Inner().a();
+  }
+     
+  class Inner
+  {
+    public int dummy()
+    {
+      System.out.println ("wrong method called!!");
+      return -1;
+    }
+  
+    public void a()
+    {
+      System.out.println ("...");
+      System.out.println (someNum());    
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.out b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98b7db3968c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR242.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+...
+ok
+0