diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-constructors/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reflection/PrivateConstructorClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-constructors/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reflection/PrivateConstructorClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.reflection;
+
+public class PrivateConstructorClass {
+
+    private PrivateConstructorClass() {
+        System.out.println("Used the private constructor!");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-constructors/src/test/java/com/baeldung/reflection/PrivateConstructorUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-constructors/src/test/java/com/baeldung/reflection/PrivateConstructorUnitTest.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop-constructors/src/test/java/com/baeldung/reflection/PrivateConstructorUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.reflection;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class PrivateConstructorUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenConstructorIsPrivate_thenInstanceSuccess() throws Exception {
+        Constructor<PrivateConstructorClass> pcc = PrivateConstructorClass.class.getDeclaredConstructor();
+        pcc.setAccessible(true);
+        PrivateConstructorClass privateConstructorInstance = pcc.newInstance();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(privateConstructorInstance instanceof PrivateConstructorClass);
+    }
+}
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