diff --git a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_post.erb b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_post.erb
index 7448bcc7..601fbd47 100644
--- a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_post.erb
+++ b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_post.erb
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
   // generated from <%= ridl_template_path %>
   <%= cxxname %> () = default;
   ~<%= cxxname %> () = default;
+% unless base.nil?
+  using <%= base.cxxname %>::<%= base.cxxname %>;
+% end
   <%= cxxname %> (<%= cxx_in_type %>) = default;
   <%= cxxname %> (<%= cxx_move_type %>) = default;
-% if member_count > 0
+% if member_count > 0 || !base.nil?
 %   _ms = members.dup
   /// Constructor which accepts value for all members
   explicit inline <%= cxxname %> (
+%   unless base.nil?
+    <%= base.cxxname %> _base<%= _ms.empty? ? ');' : ',' %>
+%   end
 %   unless _ms.empty?
 %     while !_ms.empty?
 %       _m = _ms.shift
diff --git a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_pre.erb b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_pre.erb
index b76c25ce..c318d4f0 100644
--- a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_pre.erb
+++ b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/hdr/struct_pre.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 // generated from <%= ridl_template_path %>
 /// @copydoc <%= doc_scoped_name %>
-class <%= stub_export_macro %><%= cxxname %>
+class <%= stub_export_macro %><%= cxxname %><% unless base.nil? %> : public <%= base.cxxname %><% end %>
 {
 public:
diff --git a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/inl/struct_inl.erb b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/inl/struct_inl.erb
index b8989896..c2c5f6da 100644
--- a/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/inl/struct_inl.erb
+++ b/ridlbe/c++11/templates/cli/inl/struct_inl.erb
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 %#  Constructor inlines
 %#
 %#  Initializer CTOR
-% if member_count > 0
+% if member_count > 0 || !base.nil?
 %   _ms = members.dup
 inline <%= scoped_cxxtype %>::<%= cxxname %> (
+%   unless base.nil?
+  <%= base.cxxname %> _base<%= _ms.empty? ? ')' : ',' %>
+%   end
 %   unless _ms.empty?
 %     while !_ms.empty?
 %       _m = _ms.shift
@@ -18,6 +21,10 @@ inline <%= scoped_cxxtype %>::<%= cxxname %> (
 %     end
 %   end
 %   _pfx = nil
+%   unless base.nil?
+  : <%= base.cxxname %> (std::move(_base))<% unless _ms.empty? %>,<% end %>
+%     _pfx = ', ' unless _pfx
+%   end
 %   members.each do |_m|
   <%= _pfx || ': ' %><%= _m.cxxname %>_ (std::move (<%= _m.cxxname %>))
 %     _pfx = ', ' unless _pfx
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ inline <%= scoped_cxxtype %>::<%= cxxname %> (
 % end
 inline void <%= scoped_cxxtype %>::swap (<%= scoped_cxx_out_type %><% if member_count > 0 %> s<% end %>)
 {
+%# Add support for base
 % members.each do |_m|
   std::swap (this-><%= _m.cxxname %>_, s.<%= _m.cxxname %>_);
 % end
diff --git a/ridlbe/c++11/visitors/struct.rb b/ridlbe/c++11/visitors/struct.rb
index e5636e2f..5afb2993 100644
--- a/ridlbe/c++11/visitors/struct.rb
+++ b/ridlbe/c++11/visitors/struct.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ def is_exception?
         false
       end
 
+      # Return the base of this struct, nil in case of no base struct
+      def base
+        node.base
+      end
+
       # template mapping
 
       map_template :typecode, :typecode
diff --git a/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/run_test.pl b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/run_test.pl
index 632277d1..e11ae914 100755
--- a/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/run_test.pl
+++ b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/run_test.pl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   open (STDERR, ">&STDOUT");
 
   # Compile the IDL
-  system ("$ridl", "--idl-version 4 $input_file");
+  system ("$ridl", "--idl-version=4", "$input_file");
 
   #Redirect the null device output back to the screen
   open (STDOUT, ">&OLDOUT");
diff --git a/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_circular_inheritance.idl b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_circular_inheritance.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3985abd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_circular_inheritance.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * @file struct_circular_inheritance.idl
+ * @author Johnny Willemsen
+ *
+ * ridlc shall reject the use of circular inheritance
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) Remedy IT Expertise BV
+ */
+
+struct Foo;
+
+struct Foo : Foo
+{
+  long x;
+};
diff --git a/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_inherit_interface.idl b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_inherit_interface.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0731afc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_inherit_interface.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * @file struct_inherit_interface.idl
+ * @author Johnny Willemsen
+ *
+ * ridlc shall reject the inheritance of a non struct type
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) Remedy IT Expertise BV
+ */
+
+interface Foo
+{
+};
+
+struct Bar : Foo
+{
+  long x;
+};
diff --git a/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_multiple_inheritance.idl b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_multiple_inheritance.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52026fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idl4/illegal_idl/struct_multiple_inheritance.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * @file struct_multiple_inheritance.idl
+ * @author Johnny Willemsen
+ *
+ * ridlc shall reject the use of multiple inheritance
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) Remedy IT Expertise BV
+ */
+
+struct Base1
+{
+  long a;
+};
+
+struct Base2
+{
+  long b;
+};
+
+struct Foo : Base1, Base2
+{
+  long x;
+};
diff --git a/tests/idl4/struct_inheritance/test.idl b/tests/idl4/struct_inheritance/test.idl
index e16bc9bb..72f9f0bd 100644
--- a/tests/idl4/struct_inheritance/test.idl
+++ b/tests/idl4/struct_inheritance/test.idl
@@ -16,6 +16,28 @@ struct Point3D : Point2D
   long z;
 };
 
+struct Point4D : Point3D
+{
+  long super;
+};
+
 struct EmptyStruct
 {
 };
+
+struct DeriveEmpty : EmptyStruct
+{
+};
+
+struct DeriveEmptyWithMember : EmptyStruct
+{
+  long x;
+};
+
+struct EmptyFromDerived : Point2D
+{
+};
+
+struct EmptyFromDerivedDerived : Point3D
+{
+};