diff --git a/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/issue_7874.cpp b/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/issue_7874.cpp
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+#include <CGAL/Surface_mesh.h>
+#include <CGAL/Polyhedron_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/boost/graph/helpers.h>
+#include <CGAL/boost/graph/IO/PLY.h>
+#include <CGAL/boost/graph/IO/polygon_mesh_io.h>
+#include <CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h>
+
+typedef CGAL::Surface_mesh<CGAL::Epeck::Point_3> Surface_mesh;
+typedef CGAL::Polyhedron_3<CGAL::Epeck> Polyhedron_3;
+typedef CGAL::Epeck::Point_3 Point_3;
+
+int main()
+{
+  Point_3 p(0.3, 0.3454, 0), q(0.6694, 0,0), r(0,0,0);
+  Surface_mesh sm;
+  Polyhedron_3 po;
+  CGAL::make_triangle(p,q,r,sm);
+  CGAL::make_triangle(p,q,r,po);
+
+  // from <CGAL/boost/graph/IO/polygon_mesh_io.h>
+  // https://doc.cgal.org/latest/BGL/group__PkgBGLIoFuncsPLY.html#ga959dcd88ca979d3b6b0806d883a0247f
+  CGAL::IO::write_polygon_mesh("write_polygon_mesh_sm.ply", sm,
+                               CGAL::parameters::stream_precision(17).use_binary_mode(true));
+
+  CGAL::IO::write_polygon_mesh("write_polygon_mesh_po.ply", po,
+                               CGAL::parameters::stream_precision(17).use_binary_mode(true));
+
+  // from #include <CGAL/boost/graph/IO/PLY.h>
+  // https://doc.cgal.org/latest/BGL/group__PkgBGLIoFuncsPLY.html#ga959dcd88ca979d3b6b0806d883a0247f
+  CGAL::IO::write_PLY("generic_write_PLY.ply", sm, "generic write_PLY(Surface_mesh)",
+                      CGAL::parameters::stream_precision(17).use_binary_mode(true));
+
+  CGAL::IO::write_PLY("generic_write_PLY_po.ply", sm, "generic write_PLY(Polyhedron)",
+                      CGAL::parameters::stream_precision(17).use_binary_mode(true));
+
+  // from #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h>
+  // https://doc.cgal.org/latest/Surface_mesh/group__PkgSurfaceMeshIOFuncPLY.html#ga50f0e9f2b293855d2c7f1a62939cbe8d
+  std::ofstream out("sm_write_PLY.ply", std::ios::binary);
+  CGAL::IO::write_PLY(out, sm, "sm_write_PLY");
+
+  return 0;
+}