diff --git a/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc b/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
index f5cd5cf6bfbe0f411490361103e9bf0e13b5c0b9..4670c0e5da85fa808a58ce7decc529886602c806 100644
--- a/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
+++ b/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rotation3)
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(cos(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[0]), Real(1e-5));
   BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot[1],float(1e-5));
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(-sin(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[2]), Real(1e-5));
+
+  Rotation3 r2(Vec3(0,1,0), 30.0*M_PI/180.0,Vec3(2,0,0));
+  Vec3 vrot2=r2.Apply(v);
+  BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(2.0-Real(cos(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot2[0]), Real(1e-5));
+  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot2[1],float(1e-5));
+  BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(sin(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot2[2]), Real(1e-5));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()