diff --git a/tests/ajcTestsFailing.xml b/tests/ajcTestsFailing.xml
index c2fb46b05..27079b95d 100644
--- a/tests/ajcTestsFailing.xml
+++ b/tests/ajcTestsFailing.xml
@@ -133,4 +133,10 @@
         <run class="InterfaceInitializerOrder"/>
     </ajc-test>
 
+	<ajc-test dir="bugs/protectedvf"
+		title="mail list VerifyError with protected access">
+		<compile files="main/Driver.java,main/p2/AbstractTest.aj,main/p1/ConcreteTest.aj"/>
+		<run class="main.Driver"/>
+		</ajc-test>
+
 </suite>
diff --git a/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/Driver.java b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/Driver.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6590760eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/Driver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main;
+
+public class Driver{
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Driver d = new Driver();
+		d.doStuff();
+		d.doOtherStuff();
+	}
+
+	private void doOtherStuff() {
+		System.out.println("doing other stuff");
+	}
+
+	private void doStuff() {
+		System.out.println("doing stuff");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p1/ConcreteTest.aj b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p1/ConcreteTest.aj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be044e544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p1/ConcreteTest.aj
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package main.p1;
+
+import main.p2.AbstractTest;
+import main.Driver;
+
+final aspect ConcreteTest extends AbstractTest {
+
+	protected pointcut pc(): execution(* Driver.doStuff());
+
+	protected pointcut pc2(): execution(* Driver.doOtherStuff());
+
+	Object around(): pc2() {
+		System.out.println("adding to the other stuff");
+		/*If we comment out the next line we don't get a verify error.*/
+		System.out.println("The value of the field when replacing is " + getField());
+		return proceed();
+	}
+
+	protected void hook() {
+		/*This doesn't cause a verify error seemably because the advice calling it is in AbstractTest*/
+		System.out.println("The value of the field is " + getField());
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p2/AbstractTest.aj b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p2/AbstractTest.aj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c8b040c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/protectedvf/main/p2/AbstractTest.aj
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main.p2;
+
+public abstract aspect AbstractTest {
+
+	private int field;
+
+	protected abstract pointcut pc();
+
+	Object around(): pc() {
+		this.field++;
+		hook();
+		return proceed();
+	}
+
+	protected final int getField() {
+		return this.field;
+	}
+
+	protected abstract void hook();
+}
\ No newline at end of file