diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
index c24d138c6..56e110edd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.json.JSONPointerException;
+import org.json.JSONTokener;
 import org.json.XML;
 import org.json.junit.data.BrokenToString;
 import org.json.junit.data.ExceptionalBean;
@@ -3079,6 +3081,23 @@ public void testWierdListBean() {
         assertNotNull(jo.get("ALL"));
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Sample test case from https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/531
+     * which verifies that no regression in double/BigDecimal support is present.
+     */
+    public void testObjectToBigDecimal() {  
+        double value = 1412078745.01074;  
+        Reader reader = new StringReader("[{\"value\": " + value + "}]");
+        JSONTokener tokener = new JSONTokener(reader);
+        JSONArray array = new JSONArray(tokener);
+        JSONObject jsonObject = array.getJSONObject(0);
+
+        BigDecimal current = jsonObject.getBigDecimal("value");
+        BigDecimal wantedValue = BigDecimal.valueOf(value);
+
+        assertEquals(current, wantedValue);
+     }
+    
     /**
      * Tests the exception portions of populateMap.
      */