diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58441fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+class A {
+public:
+  class B;
+  class C;
+};
+
+class A::B {
+  int a_b;
+
+public:
+  C* get_c(int i);
+};
+
+class A::C
+{
+  int a_c;
+};
+
+class E {
+public:
+  class F;
+};
+ 
+class E::F {
+public:
+  int e_f;
+ 
+  F& operator=(const F &other);
+};
+
+void refer_to (E::F *f) {
+  // Do nothing.
+}
+
+void refer_to (A::C **ref) {
+  // Do nothing.  But, while we're at it, force out debug info for
+  // A::B and E::F.
+
+  A::B b;
+  E::F f;
+
+  refer_to (&f);
+}
+
+int main () {
+  A::C* c_var;
+  A::B* b_var;
+  E *e_var;
+
+  // Keep around a reference so that GCC 3.4 doesn't optimize the variable
+  // away.
+  refer_to (&c_var);
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe9e2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/pr-1553.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  
+
+# Test for PR gdb/1553.
+
+# This file is part of the gdb testsuite.
+
+set ws "\[\r\n\t \]+"
+
+if $tracelevel then {
+	strace $tracelevel
+}
+
+if { [skip_cplus_tests] } { continue }
+
+#
+# test running programs
+#
+set prms_id 0
+set bug_id 0
+
+set testfile "pr-1553"
+set srcfile ${testfile}.cc
+set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
+
+if  { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {debug c++}] != "" } {
+    gdb_suppress_entire_file "Testcase compile failed, so all tests in this file will automatically fail."
+}
+
+if [get_compiler_info ${binfile} "c++"] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+
+if ![runto_main] then {
+    perror "couldn't run to breakpoint"
+    continue
+}
+
+gdb_test "ptype c_var" "type = class A::C \{${ws}private:${ws}int a_c;${ws}\} \\*"
+
+gdb_test "ptype E::F" "type = class E::F \{${ws}public:${ws}int e_f;${ws}E::F & operator=\\(E::F const ?&\\);${ws}\}"
+
+gdb_exit
+return 0