diff --git a/src/test/data/mdl/with000coordinate.mol b/src/test/data/mdl/with000coordinate.mol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25537e7f3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/data/mdl/with000coordinate.mol
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+  CDK    1/12/10,12:20
+
+  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0999 V2000
+    0.0000    0.0000    0.0000 N   0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0
+M  END
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/geometry/GeometryToolsTest.java b/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/geometry/GeometryToolsTest.java
index 3a34169d7b9..89b5bb2b4c7 100644
--- a/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/geometry/GeometryToolsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/geometry/GeometryToolsTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.openscience.cdk.Molecule;
 import org.openscience.cdk.Reaction;
 import org.openscience.cdk.config.Elements;
+import org.openscience.cdk.exception.CDKException;
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IAtom;
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IAtomContainer;
 import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IBond;
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ public class GeometryToolsTest extends CDKTestCase {
     	Assert.assertFalse(GeometryTools.has2DCoordinates((IAtomContainer)null));
     }
 
+    @Test public void testHas2DCoordinates_With000() throws CDKException {
+        String filenameMol = "data/mdl/with000coordinate.mol";
+        InputStream ins = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filenameMol);
+        Molecule molOne=null;
+        MDLV2000Reader reader = new MDLV2000Reader(ins, Mode.STRICT);
+        molOne = (Molecule)reader.read(new Molecule());
+        Assert.assertEquals(2,GeometryTools.has2DCoordinatesNew(molOne));
+    }
+    
     @Test public void testTranslateAllPositive_IAtomContainer() {
 		IAtomContainer container = new NNAtomContainer();
 		IAtom atom = new NNAtom(Elements.CARBON);