diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
index 937d14f65df..bbfbb9b5a89 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public:
   {
     stored_polyhedra.resize(1);
     stored_polyhedra[0] = p;
+    get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->build();
   }
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ public:
     stored_polyhedra.resize(2);
     stored_polyhedra[0] = p;
     stored_polyhedra[1] = bounding_p;
+    get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra[0]);
+    get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra[1]);
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[1]);
     if(CGAL::is_empty(bounding_p)) {
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ public:
     stored_polyhedra.reserve(std::distance(begin, end));
     for (; begin != end; ++begin) {
       stored_polyhedra.push_back(**begin);
+      get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra.back());
       this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra.back());
     }
     this->set_surface_only();
@@ -206,11 +210,13 @@ public:
     if(begin != end) {
       for (; begin != end; ++begin) {
         stored_polyhedra.push_back(**begin);
+        get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra.back());
         this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra.back());
       }
-      stored_polyhedra.push_back(bounding_polyhedron);
-      this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra.back());
     }
+    stored_polyhedra.push_back(bounding_polyhedron);
+    get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra.back());
+    this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra.back());
     if(bounding_polyhedron.empty()) {
       this->set_surface_only();
     } else {
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ private:
     std::ifstream input(filename);
     stored_polyhedra.resize(1);
     input >> stored_polyhedra[0];
+    get(face_patch_id_t<Patch_id>(), stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->build();
   }
diff --git a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 1dd4729c042..f8e01bda540 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_labeled_mesh_domain_3.cpp" )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_mesh_criteria_creation.cpp" )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_c3t3_into_facegraph.cpp" )
+  create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_without_detect_features.cpp" )
   if(CGAL_ImageIO_USE_ZLIB)
     create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_meshing_3D_image.cpp" )
     create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_meshing_3D_image_deprecated.cpp" )
diff --git a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_without_detect_features.cpp b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_without_detect_features.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0319c23a426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_without_detect_features.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_criteria_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Surface_mesh.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/make_mesh_3.h>
+
+template <typename K, typename Polyhedron>
+struct Tester {
+  // Domain
+  typedef CGAL::Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3<K, Polyhedron> Mesh_domain;
+
+
+  // Triangulation
+  typedef typename CGAL::Mesh_triangulation_3<Mesh_domain>::type Tr;
+
+  typedef CGAL::Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3<Tr> C3t3;
+
+  // Criteria
+  typedef CGAL::Mesh_criteria_3<Tr> Mesh_criteria;
+
+  int operator()(const char* fname, const char* out_fname)
+  {
+    std::ifstream input(fname);
+    using namespace CGAL::parameters;
+
+    Polyhedron polyhedron;
+    input >> polyhedron;
+    if(input.fail()){
+      std::cerr << "Error: Cannot read file " <<  fname << std::endl;
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!CGAL::is_triangle_mesh(polyhedron)){
+      std::cerr << "Input geometry is not triangulated." << std::endl;
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    // Create domain
+    Mesh_domain domain(polyhedron);
+
+    // domain.detect_features() is not called, on purpose
+
+    // Mesh criteria
+    Mesh_criteria criteria(edge_size = 0.2,
+                           facet_angle = 25, facet_size = 0.2, facet_distance = 0.02,
+                           cell_radius_edge_ratio = 3, cell_size = 0.2);
+
+    // Mesh generation
+    C3t3 c3t3 = CGAL::make_mesh_3<C3t3>(domain, criteria);
+
+    // Output
+    std::ofstream medit_file(out_fname);
+    c3t3.output_to_medit(medit_file);
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char*argv[])
+{
+  const char* fname = (argc>1)?argv[1]:"data/cube.off";
+
+  typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel K;
+  typedef CGAL::Mesh_polyhedron_3<K>::type                    Polyhedron;
+  typedef CGAL::Surface_mesh<K::Point_3>                      Surface_mesh;
+
+  return
+    Tester<K, Polyhedron>()(fname, "out-polyhedron.mesh") |
+    Tester<K, Surface_mesh>()(fname, "out-surface_mesh.mesh");
+}