diff --git a/test/runnable/cppa.d b/test/runnable/cppa.d
index b2835d089a2a..e5691a6b607f 100644
--- a/test/runnable/cppa.d
+++ b/test/runnable/cppa.d
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ version (linux)
 
 extern (C++, std)
 {
-    struct allocator(T)
+    extern (C++, class) struct allocator(T)
     {
         version (linux)
         {
@@ -459,45 +459,42 @@ extern (C++, std)
         }
     }
 
-    version (linux)
+    class vector(T, A = allocator!T)
     {
-        class vector(T, A = allocator!T)
-        {
-            final void push_back(ref const T);
-        }
+        final void push_back(ref const T);
+    }
 
-        struct char_traits(T)
-        {
-        }
+    struct char_traits(T)
+    {
+    }
 
-        // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/using_dual_abi.html
-        version (none)
-        {
-            extern (C++, __cxx11)
-            {
-                struct basic_string(T, C = char_traits!T, A = allocator!T)
-                {
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else
+    // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/using_dual_abi.html
+    version (none)
+    {
+        extern (C++, __cxx11)
         {
             struct basic_string(T, C = char_traits!T, A = allocator!T)
             {
             }
         }
-
-        struct basic_istream(T, C = char_traits!T)
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        extern (C++, class) struct basic_string(T, C = char_traits!T, A = allocator!T)
         {
         }
+    }
 
-        struct basic_ostream(T, C = char_traits!T)
-        {
-        }
+    struct basic_istream(T, C = char_traits!T)
+    {
+    }
 
-        struct basic_iostream(T, C = char_traits!T)
-        {
-        }
+    struct basic_ostream(T, C = char_traits!T)
+    {
+    }
+
+    struct basic_iostream(T, C = char_traits!T)
+    {
     }
 
     class exception { }
@@ -1593,6 +1590,14 @@ void test19134()
     assert(d.foo() == 660);
 }
 
+// https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18955
+alias std_string = std.basic_string!(char);
+
+extern(C++) void callback18955(ref const(std_string) str)
+{
+}
+extern(C++) void test18955();
+
 /****************************************/
 
 void main()
@@ -1643,6 +1648,7 @@ void main()
     test18953();
     test18966();
     test19134();
-
+    test18955();
+    
     printf("Success\n");
 }
diff --git a/test/runnable/extra-files/cppb.cpp b/test/runnable/extra-files/cppb.cpp
index 3cc6305de5a3..f6d06bc66ba6 100644
--- a/test/runnable/extra-files/cppb.cpp
+++ b/test/runnable/extra-files/cppb.cpp
@@ -933,3 +933,34 @@ void A18966::foo() { calledOverloads[i++] = 'A'; }
 
 B18966::B18966() { foo(); }
 void B18966::foo() { calledOverloads[i++] = 'B'; }
+
+#if _WIN32 // otherwise defined in C header files!
+// https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18955
+namespace std
+{
+    template<typename Char>
+    struct char_traits
+    {
+    };
+    template<typename Char>
+    class allocator
+    {
+    };
+    template<typename Char, typename Traits, typename Alloc>
+    class basic_string
+    {
+    };
+    typedef basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, allocator<char> > string;
+}
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+void callback18955(const std::string& s);
+
+void test18955()
+{
+    std::string s;
+// TODO: on OSX and FreeBSD, std is mangled as std::__1
+#if !__APPLE__ && !__FreeBSD__
+    callback18955(s);
+#endif
+}