diff --git a/tests/ffi/lib.rs b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
index f40ec6c..af8a9f5 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
         z: usize,
     }
 
+    struct SharedString {
+        msg: String,
+    }
+
     enum Enum {
         AVal,
         BVal = 2020,
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@
         fn c_take_ref_rust_vec_string(v: &Vec<String>);
         fn c_take_ref_rust_vec_index(v: &Vec<u8>);
         fn c_take_ref_rust_vec_copy(v: &Vec<u8>);
+        fn c_take_ref_shared_string(s: &SharedString) -> &SharedString;
         fn c_take_callback(callback: fn(String) -> usize);
         fn c_take_enum(e: Enum);
         fn c_take_ns_enum(e: AEnum);
diff --git a/tests/ffi/tests.cc b/tests/ffi/tests.cc
index a03ec2b..747788f 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/tests.cc
+++ b/tests/ffi/tests.cc
@@ -385,6 +385,13 @@
   }
 }
 
+const SharedString &c_take_ref_shared_string(const SharedString &s) {
+  if (std::string(s.msg) == "2020") {
+    cxx_test_suite_set_correct();
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
 void c_take_callback(rust::Fn<size_t(rust::String)> callback) {
   callback("2020");
 }
diff --git a/tests/ffi/tests.h b/tests/ffi/tests.h
index e551048..7fc5633 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/tests.h
+++ b/tests/ffi/tests.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 struct R;
 struct Shared;
+struct SharedString;
 enum class Enum : uint16_t;
 
 class C {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@
 void c_take_ref_rust_vec_string(const rust::Vec<rust::String> &v);
 void c_take_ref_rust_vec_index(const rust::Vec<uint8_t> &v);
 void c_take_ref_rust_vec_copy(const rust::Vec<uint8_t> &v);
+const SharedString &c_take_ref_shared_string(const SharedString &s);
 void c_take_callback(rust::Fn<size_t(rust::String)> callback);
 void c_take_enum(Enum e);
 void c_take_ns_enum(::A::AEnum e);
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index a90b8fc..2c6f062 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
     check!(ffi::c_take_ref_rust_vec(&test_vec));
     check!(ffi::c_take_ref_rust_vec_index(&test_vec));
     check!(ffi::c_take_ref_rust_vec_copy(&test_vec));
+    check!(ffi::c_take_ref_shared_string(&ffi::SharedString {
+        msg: "2020".to_owned()
+    }));
     let ns_shared_test_vec = vec![ffi::AShared { z: 1010 }, ffi::AShared { z: 1011 }];
     check!(ffi::c_take_rust_vec_ns_shared(ns_shared_test_vec));
     let nested_ns_shared_test_vec = vec![ffi::ABShared { z: 1010 }, ffi::ABShared { z: 1011 }];