diff --git a/Examples/GlobalBug/Makefile b/Examples/GlobalBug/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d04b5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/GlobalBug/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#   The name of the project, which is also how the .cpp and .php files are called,
+#   and how the resulting .so and .ini file will be called.
+NAME			= globalbug
+
+#   Where to find PHP-CPP relative to this directory
+PHPCPPROOT		= ../..
+
+#   Where the resulting files will be stored
+LIBRARY_DIR		= $(shell ${PHP_CONFIG} --extension-dir)
+PHP_CONFIG_DIR	= /etc/php5/cli/conf.d
+
+
+#   The compiler and its flags
+CXX				= g++
+CXX_FLAGS       = 	-c -I. -I ${PHPCPPROOT} -Og -g -std=c++11 \
+					-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-format
+
+#   The linker and its flags
+LINKER			= g++
+LINKER_FLAGS	= -Wall -shared -O2  -L ${PHPCPPROOT}
+
+#   In case the programs aren't on the default location, change these variables
+RM				= rm -rf
+CP				= cp -f
+
+#   Get all files that have to be compiled
+SOURCES			= $(wildcard *.cpp)
+HEADERS			= $(wildcard *.h)
+OBJECTS         = $(SOURCES:%.cpp=%.o)
+
+#   Targets that don't create files with the same name
+.PHONY: all clean run install
+
+all: ${NAME}.so
+
+${NAME}.so: ${OBJECTS}
+	${LINKER} ${LINKER_FLAGS} -o $@ ${OBJECTS} -lphpcpp
+
+${OBJECTS}: %.o: %.cpp ${HEADERS}
+	${CXX} ${CXX_FLAGS} -fpic -o $@ $<
+
+
+clean:
+	${RM} *.obj *~* "${OBJECTS}" "${NAME}.so"
+
+#   Since the phpcpp.so file is (during development) in an unusual directory,
+#   we have to specify where we can find it.
+run: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH = ${PHPCPPROOT}
+run: ${NAME}.so
+	@# -n: ignore global php.ini file
+	@php -n -d extension="${NAME}.so" -d extension_dir=. "${NAME}.php"
+
+install:
+	${CP} ${NAME}.so ${LIBRARY_DIR}
+	echo "extension=${NAME}.so" > ${PHP_CONFIG_DIR}/30-${NAME}.ini
diff --git a/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.cpp b/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38fdeae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ *  globalbug.cpp
+ *  @author Charlie Bouthoorn <cbouthoorn19@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  An example file which shows a former bug in globals
+ */
+
+#define NAME "globalbug"
+#define VERSION "1.0"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <phpcpp.h>
+
+/**
+ *  process_globals()
+ *
+ *  This function reads and modifies global variables
+ */
+void process_globals()
+{
+    // Create a global array
+    Php::GLOBALS["array"] = Php::Array();
+
+    // Get this global back
+    Php::Global array = Php::GLOBALS["array"];
+
+    // Store a value in a member field
+    // NOTE: This is where the bug was. Changing this value didn't
+    //       result in the global being updated.
+    array["member"] = 123;
+
+    // For comparison: These two answers should be the same
+    std::cout << array["member"] << std::endl;
+    std::cout << Php::GLOBALS["array"]["member"] << std::endl;
+}
+
+// Symbols are exported according to the "C" language
+extern "C"
+{
+    // export the "get_module" function that will be called by the Zend engine
+    PHPCPP_EXPORT void *get_module()
+    {
+        // create extension
+        static Php::Extension extension(NAME, VERSION);
+
+        // add function to extension
+        extension.add<process_globals>("process_globals");
+
+
+        return extension.module();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.php b/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe4d9c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/GlobalBug/globalbug.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+process_globals();
+
+var_dump($array);
+var_dump($array['member']);
diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 605aeec0..7928b726 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ class PHPCPP_EXPORT Global : public Value
 
         // call base
         Value::set(index, value);
+
+        // force update current object
+        force_update();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ class PHPCPP_EXPORT Global : public Value
 
         // call base
         Value::set(key, size, value);
+
+        // force update current object
+        force_update();
     }
 
 
@@ -141,6 +147,12 @@ class PHPCPP_EXPORT Global : public Value
      */
     Global &update();
 
+    /**
+     *  Update the underlying value forcefully
+     *  @return Value
+     */
+    Global &force_update();
+
 private:
     /**
      *  Constructor for non-existing var
diff --git a/zend/global.cpp b/zend/global.cpp
index a03f5b92..da25fc52 100644
--- a/zend/global.cpp
+++ b/zend/global.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,29 @@ Global &Global::update()
 }
 
 /**
- *  End of namespace
+ *  Update the underlying value forcefully
+ *  @return Value
  */
+Global &Global::force_update()
+{
+    // make sure the global already exists
+    if (! _exists) return update();
+
+    // remove the old value
+    zend_symtable_del_ind(&EG(symbol_table), _name);
+
+    // add one extra reference because the variable now is a global var too
+    Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(_val);
+
+    // update the internal symtable
+    zend_symtable_update_ind(&EG(symbol_table), _name, _val);
+
+    _exists = true;
+
+    return *this;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  End of namespace
+ */
+}