diff --git a/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply b/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply
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+++ b/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
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+comment Created by Blender 2.77 (sub 0) - www.blender.org, source file: ''
+element vertex 24
+property float x
+property float y
+property float z
+property float nx
+property float ny
+property float nz
+property float s
+property float t
+element face 6
+property list uchar uint vertex_indices
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diff --git a/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp b/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
index 900f494f8..0bef096e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, importerMultipleTest) {
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
 }
 
+TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, importPLYwithUV) {
+    Assimp::Importer importer;
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube_uv.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
+
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene->mMeshes[0]);
+    //This test model is using n-gons, so 6 faces instead of 12 tris
+    EXPECT_EQ(6u, scene->mMeshes[0]->mNumFaces);
+    EXPECT_EQ(aiPrimitiveType_POLYGON, scene->mMeshes[0]->mPrimitiveTypes);
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, scene->mMeshes[0]->HasTextureCoords(0));
+}
+
 TEST_F( utPLYImportExport, vertexColorTest ) {
     Assimp::Importer importer;
     const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/float-color.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);