diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
index 2706576b47c..a41cb5b980a 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
@@ -133,16 +133,19 @@ bool read_multi_point_WKT(std::istream& in,
                           MultiPoint& mp)
 {
   std::string line;
+  bool found = false;
   while(internal::get_a_new_line(in, line))
   {
     if(line.substr(0, 10).compare("MULTIPOINT") == 0)
     {
       CGAL::internal::Geometry_container<MultiPoint, boost::geometry::multi_point_tag> gc(mp);
-      internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
+      found = internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
       break;
     }
   }
-
+  if(! found){
+    return false;
+  }
   return !in.fail();
 }
 
@@ -168,16 +171,20 @@ bool read_linestring_WKT(std::istream& in,
                          LineString& polyline)
 {
   std::string line;
+  bool found = false;
   while(internal::get_a_new_line(in, line))
   {
     if(line.substr(0, 10).compare("LINESTRING") == 0)
     {
       CGAL::internal::Geometry_container<LineString, boost::geometry::linestring_tag> gc(polyline);
-      internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
+      found = internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
       break;
     }
   }
 
+  if(! found){
+    return false;
+  }
   return !in.fail();
 }
 
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ bool read_multi_linestring_WKT(std::istream& in,
                                MultiLineString& mls)
 {
   std::string line;
+  bool found = false;
   while(internal::get_a_new_line(in, line))
   {
     if(line.substr(0, 15).compare("MULTILINESTRING") == 0)
@@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ bool read_multi_linestring_WKT(std::istream& in,
       std::vector<LineString> pr_range;
       CGAL::internal::Geometry_container<std::vector<LineString>, boost::geometry::multi_linestring_tag> gc(pr_range);
 
-      internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
+      found = internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
       for(LineString& ls : gc) {
         mls.push_back(*ls.range);
       }
@@ -237,15 +245,19 @@ bool read_polygon_WKT(std::istream& in,
                       Polygon& polygon)
 {
   std::string line;
+  bool found = false;
   while(internal::get_a_new_line(in, line))
   {
     if(line.substr(0, 7).compare("POLYGON") == 0)
     {
-      internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, polygon);
+      found = internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, polygon);
       internal::pop_back_if_equal_to_front(polygon);
       break;
     }
   }
+  if(! found){
+    return false;
+  }
   return !in.fail();
 }
 
@@ -268,12 +280,13 @@ bool read_multi_polygon_WKT(std::istream& in,
                             MultiPolygon& polygons)
 {
   std::string line;
+  bool found = false;
   while(internal::get_a_new_line(in, line))
   {
     if(line.substr(0, 12).compare("MULTIPOLYGON") == 0)
     {
       CGAL::internal::Geometry_container<MultiPolygon, boost::geometry::multi_polygon_tag> gc(polygons);
-      internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
+      found = internal::read_wkt_or_fail_stream(in, line, gc);
 
       for(auto& p : gc)
         internal::pop_back_if_equal_to_front(p);
@@ -281,7 +294,9 @@ bool read_multi_polygon_WKT(std::istream& in,
       break;
     }
   }
-
+  if(! found){
+    return false;
+  }
   return !in.fail();
 }
 
diff --git a/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/test_WKT.cpp b/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/test_WKT.cpp
index 7af1e011668..986bf421adc 100644
--- a/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/test_WKT.cpp
+++ b/Stream_support/test/Stream_support/test_WKT.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ typedef std::vector<Point3>                                           MultiPoint
 typedef std::vector<Linestring3>                                      MultiLinestring3;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+bool test_mismatch()
+{
+    Point3 p(1,2,3);
+    MultiPoint3 mq;
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    CGAL::IO::write_point_WKT(ss, p);
+    bool b = CGAL::IO::read_multi_point_WKT(ss, mq);
+    assert(!b);
+    return !b;
+}
+
 bool test_WKT_3D()
 {
   {
@@ -337,6 +348,8 @@ int main()
   assert(ok);
   ok = test_WKT_3D();
   assert(ok);
+  ok = test_mismatch();
+  assert(ok);
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }