diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
index be015411a56..af8d2fc3ea2 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
@@ -253,6 +253,29 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+template <typename Index, typename PropertyMap>
+class Double_coordinate_printer
+    : public Abstract_property_printer<Index>
+{
+    PropertyMap m_pmap;
+public:
+    Double_coordinate_printer(const PropertyMap& pmap) : m_pmap(pmap) { }
+
+    virtual void print(std::ostream& stream, const Index& index)
+    {
+        write(stream, to_double(get(m_pmap, index).x())); 
+        if (get_mode(stream) == CGAL::IO::ASCII) {
+            stream << " ";
+        }
+        write(stream, to_double(get(m_pmap, index).y()));
+        if (get_mode(stream) == CGAL::IO::ASCII) {
+            stream << " ";
+        }
+        write(stream, to_double(get(m_pmap, index).z()));
+    }
+};
+
+
 template <typename Index,
           typename PropertyMap,
           typename Type = typename boost::property_traits<PropertyMap>::value_type>
diff --git a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
index 324b78a1af4..fe482b997c7 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
@@ -449,14 +449,19 @@ bool fill_simplex_specific_header(std::ostream& os,
       os << "property float x" << std::endl
          << "property float y" << std::endl
          << "property float z" << std::endl;
+
+      printers.push_back(new Property_printer<VIndex, Point_map>(sm.points()));
     }
     else
     {
       os << "property double x" << std::endl
          << "property double y" << std::endl
          << "property double z" << std::endl;
+
+     
+      printers.push_back(new Double_coordinate_printer<VIndex, Point_map>(sm.points()));
     }
-    printers.push_back(new Property_printer<VIndex, Point_map>(sm.points()));
+    
     return true;
   }