diff --git a/config/src/test/resources/test01.conf b/config/src/test/resources/test01.conf
index 5d708b9b..c71c2ca9 100644
--- a/config/src/test/resources/test01.conf
+++ b/config/src/test/resources/test01.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
     "floats" : {
         "fortyTwoPointOne" : 42.1,
-        "fortyTwoPointOneAgain" : ${floats.fortyTwoPointOne}
+        "fortyTwoPointOneAgain" : ${floats.fortyTwoPointOne},
+        "pointThirtyThree": .33
+        "pointThirtyThreeAgain": ${floats.pointThirtyThree}
     },
 
     "strings" : {
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@
         "d" : "d",
         "concatenated" : null bar 42 baz true 3.14 hi,
         "double" : "3.14",
+        "doubleStartingWithDot": ".33",
         "number" : "57",
         "null" : "null",
         "true" : "true",
diff --git a/config/src/test/scala/com/typesafe/config/impl/ConfigTest.scala b/config/src/test/scala/com/typesafe/config/impl/ConfigTest.scala
index 2d451540..c3711270 100644
--- a/config/src/test/scala/com/typesafe/config/impl/ConfigTest.scala
+++ b/config/src/test/scala/com/typesafe/config/impl/ConfigTest.scala
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@ class ConfigTest extends TestUtils {
         assertEquals(42L, conf.getLong("ints.fortyTwoAgain"))
         assertEquals(42.1, conf.getDouble("floats.fortyTwoPointOne"), 1e-6)
         assertEquals(42.1, conf.getDouble("floats.fortyTwoPointOneAgain"), 1e-6)
+        assertEquals(0.33, conf.getDouble("floats.pointThirtyThree"), 1e-6)
+        assertEquals(0.33, conf.getDouble("floats.pointThirtyThreeAgain"), 1e-6)
         assertEquals("abcd", conf.getString("strings.abcd"))
         assertEquals("abcd", conf.getString("strings.abcdAgain"))
         assertEquals("null bar 42 baz true 3.14 hi", conf.getString("strings.concatenated"))
@@ -721,10 +723,12 @@ class ConfigTest extends TestUtils {
         // should convert numbers to string
         assertEquals("42", conf.getString("ints.fortyTwo"))
         assertEquals("42.1", conf.getString("floats.fortyTwoPointOne"))
+        assertEquals(".33", conf.getString("floats.pointThirtyThree"))
 
         // should convert string to number
         assertEquals(57, conf.getInt("strings.number"))
         assertEquals(3.14, conf.getDouble("strings.double"), 1e-6)
+        assertEquals(0.33, conf.getDouble("strings.doubleStartingWithDot"), 1e-6)
 
         // should convert strings to boolean
         assertEquals(true, conf.getBoolean("strings.true"))