diff --git a/storage/smiles/src/test/java/org/openscience/cdk/smiles/SmilesParserTest.java b/storage/smiles/src/test/java/org/openscience/cdk/smiles/SmilesParserTest.java
index 4b0d524ccf6..0695e803494 100644
--- a/storage/smiles/src/test/java/org/openscience/cdk/smiles/SmilesParserTest.java
+++ b/storage/smiles/src/test/java/org/openscience/cdk/smiles/SmilesParserTest.java
@@ -2575,4 +2575,10 @@ static IAtomContainer loadExact(String smi) throws InvalidSmilesException {
         return parser.parseSmiles(smi);
     }
 
+    public void testNoTitle() throws InvalidSmilesException {
+        SmilesParser parser = new SmilesParser(SilentChemObjectBuilder.getInstance());
+        IAtomContainer mol = parser.parseSmiles("CCC");
+        Assert.assertNull(mol.getProperty("cdk:Title"));
+    }
+
 }