diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Point.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Point.pm
index abb7a5edf..6d9e0891a 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Point.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Point.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ sub new_scale {
     return $class->new(map Slic3r::Geometry::scale($_), @_);
 }
 
+sub dump_perl {
+    my $self = shift;
+    return sprintf "[%s,%s]", @$self;
+}
+
 package Slic3r::Pointf;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/ExtrusionEntity.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/ExtrusionEntity.cpp
index ee49e3357..843dfda29 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/ExtrusionEntity.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/ExtrusionEntity.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ ExtrusionLoop::split_at(const Point &point)
 {
     if (this->paths.empty()) return;
     
-    // find the closest path and closest point
+    // find the closest path and closest point belonging to that path
     size_t path_idx = 0;
     Point p = this->paths.front().first_point();
     double min = point.distance_to(p);
diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
index 1ae5055ba..7f27adf58 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Polyline::split_at(const Point &point, Polyline* p1, Polyline* p2) const
     p2->points.clear();
     p2->points.push_back(point);
     for (Lines::const_iterator line = lines.begin() + line_idx; line != lines.end(); ++line) {
-        if (!line->b.coincides_with(p)) p2->points.push_back(line->b);
+        p2->points.push_back(line->b);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xs/t/08_extrusionloop.t b/xs/t/08_extrusionloop.t
index 0657766c8..92d720dc3 100644
--- a/xs/t/08_extrusionloop.t
+++ b/xs/t/08_extrusionloop.t
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 use List::Util qw(sum);
 use Slic3r::XS;
-use Test::More tests => 46;
+use Test::More tests => 48;
 
 {
     my $square = [
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ use Test::More tests => 46;
         Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(polyline => $polylines[2], role => Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::EXTR_ROLE_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER, mm3_per_mm => 1),
         Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(polyline => $polylines[3], role => Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::EXTR_ROLE_OVERHANG_PERIMETER, mm3_per_mm => 1),
     );
+    my $len = $loop->length;
     my $point = Slic3r::Point->new(4821067,9321068);
     $loop->split_at_vertex($point) or $loop->split_at($point);
+    is $loop->length, $len, 'total length is preserved after splitting';
     is_deeply [ map $_->role, @$loop ], [
         Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::EXTR_ROLE_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER,
         Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::EXTR_ROLE_OVERHANG_PERIMETER,
@@ -144,4 +146,15 @@ use Test::More tests => 46;
     ], 'order is correctly preserved after splitting';
 }
 
+{
+    my $loop = Slic3r::ExtrusionLoop->new;
+    $loop->append(Slic3r::ExtrusionPath->new(
+        polyline    => Slic3r::Polyline->new([15896783,15868739],[24842049,12117558],[33853238,15801279],[37591780,24780128],[37591780,24844970],[33853231,33825297],[24842049,37509013],[15896798,33757841],[12211841,24812544],[15896783,15868739]),
+        role        => Slic3r::ExtrusionPath::EXTR_ROLE_EXTERNAL_PERIMETER, mm3_per_mm => 1
+    ));
+    my $len = $loop->length;
+    $loop->split_at(Slic3r::Point->new(15896783,15868739));
+    is $loop->length, $len, 'split_at() preserves total length';
+}
+
 __END__
diff --git a/xs/t/09_polyline.t b/xs/t/09_polyline.t
index 99077aad3..824f049e9 100644
--- a/xs/t/09_polyline.t
+++ b/xs/t/09_polyline.t
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Slic3r::XS;
-use Test::More tests => 16;
+use Test::More tests => 18;
 
 my $points = [
     [100, 100],
@@ -79,4 +79,13 @@ is_deeply $polyline->pp, [ @$points, @$points ], 'append_polyline';
     ok $p2->first_point->coincides_with($point), 'split_at';
 }
 
+{
+    my $polyline = Slic3r::Polyline->new(@$points[0,1,2,0]);
+    my $p1 = Slic3r::Polyline->new;
+    my $p2 = Slic3r::Polyline->new;
+    $polyline->split_at($polyline->first_point, $p1, $p2);
+    is scalar(@$p1), 1, 'split_at';
+    is scalar(@$p2), 4, 'split_at';
+}
+
 __END__