diff --git a/Octree/test/Octree/CMakeLists.txt b/Octree/test/Octree/CMakeLists.txt
index de69e7c0b7c..947f22ad467 100644
--- a/Octree/test/Octree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Octree/test/Octree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ find_package(CGAL REQUIRED QUIET OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS Core)
 
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_octree_equality.cpp")
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_octree_refine.cpp")
+create_single_source_cgal_program("test_octree_locate.cpp")
 
 create_single_source_cgal_program("test_nearest_neighbor.cpp")
 
diff --git a/Octree/test/Octree/test_octree_locate.cpp b/Octree/test/Octree/test_octree_locate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb3566aa179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Octree/test/Octree/test_octree_locate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#define CGAL_TRACE_STREAM std::cerr
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <CGAL/Octree.h>
+#include <CGAL/Octree/IO.h>
+#include <CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h>
+#include <CGAL/Point_set_3.h>
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+typedef CGAL::Simple_cartesian<double> Kernel;
+typedef Kernel::Point_3 Point;
+typedef Kernel::FT FT;
+typedef CGAL::Point_set_3<Point> Point_set;
+typedef CGAL::Octree::Octree
+        <Point_set, typename Point_set::Point_map>
+        Octree;
+
+
+int main(void) {
+
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}