diff --git a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/CallSuperConstructor.java b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/CallSuperConstructor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c5a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/CallSuperConstructor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component;
+
+public class CallSuperConstructor extends ParentClass {
+    
+    public CallSuperConstructor() {
+        super("test");
+        System.out.println("plop");
+    } 
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/ParentClass.java b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/ParentClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..052ca83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/component/ParentClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component;
+
+public class ParentClass {
+    
+    private String name;
+
+    public ParentClass(final String n) {
+        name = n;
+    } 
+
+}
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/manipulation/POJOCreation.java b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/manipulation/POJOCreation.java
index e3f29e4..fef6dc7 100644
--- a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/manipulation/POJOCreation.java
+++ b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/test/scenarios/manipulation/POJOCreation.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.felix.ipojo.ComponentInstance;
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.Factory;
 import org.apache.felix.ipojo.architecture.Architecture;
 import org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi.OSGiTestCase;
 import org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.FooProviderType1;
@@ -292,6 +293,16 @@
         assertEquals("Check context", context, props.get("context"));
     }
     
+    public void testSuperCall() {
+        try {
+            Factory fact = Utils.getFactoryByName(context, "org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.CallSuperConstructor");
+            ComponentInstance ci = fact.createComponentInstance(null);
+            ci.dispose();
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            fail(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+    
     
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/resources/metadata.xml b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/resources/metadata.xml
index f0a3063..6482f7d 100644
--- a/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/resources/metadata.xml
+++ b/ipojo/tests/manipulator/manipulation/src/main/resources/metadata.xml
@@ -91,4 +91,7 @@
 		factory-method="singleton" architecture="true">
 		<provides />
 	</component>
+	
+	<!-- Try calling super constructors -->
+	 <component className="org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.component.CallSuperConstructor" immediate="true"/>
 </ipojo>