diff --git a/ethers-contract/tests/abigen.rs b/ethers-contract/tests/abigen.rs
index 801df914..49eb6811 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/tests/abigen.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/tests/abigen.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 //! Test cases to validate the `abigen!` macro
 use ethers_contract::{abigen, AbiDecode, AbiEncode, EthEvent};
 use ethers_core::abi::{Address, Tokenizable};
-use ethers_core::types::U256;
+use ethers_core::types::{transaction::eip2718::TypedTransaction, Eip1559TransactionRequest, U256};
+use ethers_core::utils::Solc;
 use ethers_providers::Provider;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[test]
@@ -266,3 +268,76 @@ fn can_handle_overloaded_functions() {
     assert_eq!(contract_call, decoded_enum);
     assert_eq!(encoded_call, contract_call.encode().unwrap());
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn can_handle_underscore_functions() {
+    abigen!(
+        SimpleStorage,
+        r#"[
+            _hashPuzzle() (uint256)
+        ]"#;
+
+        SimpleStorage2,
+        "ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/simplestorage_abi.json",
+    );
+
+    // launcht the network & connect to it
+    let ganache = ethers_core::utils::Ganache::new().spawn();
+    let from = ganache.addresses()[0].clone();
+    let provider = Provider::try_from(ganache.endpoint())
+        .unwrap()
+        .with_sender(from)
+        .interval(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10));
+    let client = Arc::new(provider);
+
+    let compiled = Solc::new("./tests/solidity-contracts/SimpleStorage.sol")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    let compiled = compiled.get("SimpleStorage").unwrap();
+    let factory = ethers_contract::ContractFactory::new(
+        compiled.abi.clone(),
+        compiled.bytecode.clone(),
+        client.clone(),
+    );
+    let addr = factory
+        .deploy("hi".to_string())
+        .unwrap()
+        .legacy()
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .address();
+
+    // connect to the contract
+    let contract = SimpleStorage::new(addr, client.clone());
+    let contract2 = SimpleStorage2::new(addr, client.clone());
+
+    let res = contract.hash_puzzle().call().await.unwrap();
+    let res2 = contract2.hash_puzzle().call().await.unwrap();
+    let res3 = contract
+        .method::<_, U256>("_hashPuzzle", ())
+        .unwrap()
+        .call()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let res4 = contract2
+        .method::<_, U256>("_hashPuzzle", ())
+        .unwrap()
+        .call()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Manual call construction
+    use ethers_providers::Middleware;
+    // TODO: How do we handle underscores for calls here?
+    let data = simplestorage_mod::HashPuzzleCall.encode().unwrap();
+    let tx = Eip1559TransactionRequest::new().data(data).to(addr);
+    let tx = TypedTransaction::Eip1559(tx);
+    let res5 = client.call(&tx, None).await.unwrap();
+    let res5 = U256::from(res5.as_ref());
+    assert_eq!(res, 100.into());
+    assert_eq!(res, res2);
+    assert_eq!(res, res3);
+    assert_eq!(res, res4);
+    assert_eq!(res, res5);
+}
diff --git a/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/SimpleStorage.sol b/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/SimpleStorage.sol
index 52f781cd..85f92db6 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/SimpleStorage.sol
+++ b/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/SimpleStorage.sol
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ contract SimpleStorage {
         _otherValue = value2;
         lastSender = msg.sender;
     }
+
+    function _hashPuzzle() public view returns (uint256) {
+        return 100;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/simplestorage_abi.json b/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/simplestorage_abi.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e5edf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-contract/tests/solidity-contracts/simplestorage_abi.json
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+[
+  {
+    "inputs": [{ "internalType": "string", "name": "value", "type": "string" }],
+    "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+    "type": "constructor"
+  },
+  {
+    "anonymous": false,
+    "inputs": [
+      {
+        "indexed": true,
+        "internalType": "address",
+        "name": "author",
+        "type": "address"
+      },
+      {
+        "indexed": true,
+        "internalType": "address",
+        "name": "oldAuthor",
+        "type": "address"
+      },
+      {
+        "indexed": false,
+        "internalType": "string",
+        "name": "oldValue",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      {
+        "indexed": false,
+        "internalType": "string",
+        "name": "newValue",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    ],
+    "name": "ValueChanged",
+    "type": "event"
+  },
+  {
+    "inputs": [],
+    "name": "_hashPuzzle",
+    "outputs": [{ "internalType": "uint256", "name": "", "type": "uint256" }],
+    "stateMutability": "view",
+    "type": "function"
+  },
+  {
+    "inputs": [],
+    "name": "getValue",
+    "outputs": [{ "internalType": "string", "name": "", "type": "string" }],
+    "stateMutability": "view",
+    "type": "function"
+  },
+  {
+    "inputs": [],
+    "name": "lastSender",
+    "outputs": [{ "internalType": "address", "name": "", "type": "address" }],
+    "stateMutability": "view",
+    "type": "function"
+  },
+  {
+    "inputs": [{ "internalType": "string", "name": "value", "type": "string" }],
+    "name": "setValue",
+    "outputs": [],
+    "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+    "type": "function"
+  },
+  {
+    "inputs": [
+      { "internalType": "string", "name": "value", "type": "string" },
+      { "internalType": "string", "name": "value2", "type": "string" }
+    ],
+    "name": "setValues",
+    "outputs": [],
+    "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+    "type": "function"
+  }
+]
+