diff --git a/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h b/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
index 89200e09dae..54147d52a67 100644
--- a/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
+++ b/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
@@ -1364,6 +1364,7 @@ Triangulation_data_structure<Dimen, Vb, Fcb>
             else
                 read(is, index);
             s->set_vertex(j, vertices[index]);
+	    s->vertex(j)->set_full_cell(s);
         }
         // read other non-combinatorial information for the full_cells
         is >> (*s);