diff --git a/src/core/qgsgeometry.cpp b/src/core/qgsgeometry.cpp
index fff3b90c3c5..7f34a05f2bf 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsgeometry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsgeometry.cpp
@@ -1383,6 +1383,9 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( QgsConstWkbPtr &srcPtr, QgsWkbPtr &dstPtr, int a
     return false;
   }
 
+  if ( isRing && atVertex == pointIndex + nPoints - 1 )
+    atVertex = pointIndex;
+
   dstPtr << nPoints - 1;
 
   int len = ( atVertex - pointIndex ) * ps;
@@ -1424,8 +1427,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( QgsConstWkbPtr &srcPtr, QgsWkbPtr &dstPtr, int a
 
 bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
 {
-  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "0x%1 %2 %3" ).arg(( qint64 ) mGeometry, 0, 16 ).arg( mGeometrySize ).arg( atVertex ) );
-
   if ( atVertex < 0 )
     return false;
 
@@ -1449,8 +1450,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
   if ( QGis::flatType( wkbType ) == QGis::WKBMultiPoint )
     ps += 1 + sizeof( int );
 
-  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "wktType:%1[%2] mGeometrySize:%3 ps:%4" ).arg( wkbType ).arg( QGis::featureType( wkbType ) ).arg( mGeometrySize ).arg( ps ) );
-
   unsigned char *dstBuffer = new unsigned char[mGeometrySize - ps];
   QgsWkbPtr dstPtr( dstBuffer );
   dstPtr << endianess << wkbType;
@@ -1477,7 +1476,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
       srcPtr >> nRings;
       dstPtr << nRings;
 
-      bool deleted = false;
       for ( int ringnr = 0, pointIndex = 0; ringnr < nRings; ++ringnr )
         deleted |= deleteVertex( srcPtr, dstPtr, atVertex, hasZValue, pointIndex, true, ringnr == nRings - 1 );
 
@@ -1490,8 +1488,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
       int nPoints;
       srcPtr >> nPoints;
 
-      QgsDebugMsg( QString( "nPoint:%1" ).arg( nPoints ) );
-
       if ( atVertex < nPoints )
       {
         dstPtr << nPoints - 1;
@@ -1499,25 +1495,21 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
         int len = ps * atVertex;
         if ( len > 0 )
         {
-          QgsDebugMsg( QString( "first part:%1" ).arg( len ) );
           memcpy( dstPtr, srcPtr, len );
           srcPtr += len;
           dstPtr += len;
         }
 
-        QgsDebugMsg( QString( "skip:%1" ).arg( ps ) );
         srcPtr += ps;
 
         len = ps * ( nPoints - atVertex - 1 );
         if ( len > 0 )
         {
-          QgsDebugMsg( QString( "second part:%1" ).arg( ps ) );
           memcpy( dstPtr, srcPtr, len );
           srcPtr += len;
           dstPtr += len;
         }
 
-        QgsDebugMsg( QString( "deleted!: size:%1" ).arg( dstPtr - dstBuffer ) );
         deleted = true;
       }
 
@@ -1531,7 +1523,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
       srcPtr >> nLines;
       dstPtr << nLines;
 
-      bool deleted = false;
       for ( int linenr = 0, pointIndex = 0; linenr < nLines; ++linenr )
       {
         srcPtr >> endianess >> wkbType;
@@ -1568,7 +1559,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
 
   if ( deleted )
   {
-    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "deleted true replace:0x%1 with 0x%2" ).arg(( qint64 ) mGeometry, 0, 16 ).arg(( qint64 ) dstBuffer, 0, 16 ) );
     delete [] mGeometry;
     mGeometry = dstBuffer;
     mGeometrySize -= ps;
@@ -1577,7 +1567,6 @@ bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex( int atVertex )
   }
   else
   {
-    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "deleted false: free 0x%1" ).arg(( qint64 ) dstBuffer, 0, 16 ) );
     delete [] dstBuffer;
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
index 09147cad753..d0953a5728c 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
@@ -766,7 +766,6 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
         assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
 
         assert multipoint.insertVertex(6, 6, 2), "MULTIPOINT append 6,6 at 2 failed"
-
         expwkt = "MULTIPOINT(4 4, 5 5, 6 6, 7 7)"
         wkt = multipoint.exportToWkt()
         assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
@@ -775,19 +774,16 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
         assert not multipoint.deleteVertex(-1), "MULTIPOINT delete at -1 unexpectedly succeeded"
 
         assert multipoint.deleteVertex(1), "MULTIPOINT delete at 1 failed"
-
         expwkt = "MULTIPOINT(4 4, 6 6, 7 7)"
         wkt = multipoint.exportToWkt()
         assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
 
         assert multipoint.deleteVertex(2), "MULTIPOINT delete at 2 failed"
-
         expwkt = "MULTIPOINT(4 4, 6 6)"
         wkt = multipoint.exportToWkt()
         assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
 
         assert multipoint.deleteVertex(0), "MULTIPOINT delete at 2 failed"
-
         expwkt = "MULTIPOINT(6 6)"
         wkt = multipoint.exportToWkt()
         assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
@@ -852,6 +848,49 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
         assert not polyline.deleteVertex( -5 ), "Delete vertex -5 unexpectedly succeeded"
         assert not polyline.deleteVertex( 100 ), "Delete vertex 100 unexpectedly succeeded"
 
+        #   2-3 6-+-7
+        #   | | |   |
+        # 0-1 4 5   8-9
+        polyline = QgsGeometry.fromWkt("MULTILINESTRING((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 2 1,2 0),(3 0, 3 1, 5 1, 5 0, 6 0))")
+        assert polyline.deleteVertex(5), "Delete vertex 5 failed"
+        expwkt = "MULTILINESTRING((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 2 1, 2 0), (3 1, 5 1, 5 0, 6 0))"
+        wkt = polyline.exportToWkt()
+        assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
+
+        assert not polyline.deleteVertex(-100), "Delete vertex -100 unexpectedly succeeded"
+        assert not polyline.deleteVertex(100), "Delete vertex 100 unexpectedly succeeded"
+
+        assert polyline.deleteVertex(0), "Delete vertex 0 failed"
+        expwkt = "MULTILINESTRING((1 0, 1 1, 2 1, 2 0), (3 1, 5 1, 5 0, 6 0))"
+        wkt = polyline.exportToWkt()
+        assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
+
+        # 5---4
+        # |   |
+        # | 2-3
+        # | |
+        # 0-1
+        polygon = QgsGeometry.fromWkt("POLYGON((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 2 1, 2 2, 0 2, 0 0))")
+
+        assert polygon.deleteVertex(2), "Delete vertex 2 failed"
+        print "FIXME: exportToWkt doesn't put a blanks behind the comma"
+        expwkt = "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,2 1,2 2,0 2,0 0))"
+        wkt = polygon.exportToWkt()
+        assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
+
+        assert polygon.deleteVertex(0), "Delete vertex 0 failed"
+        expwkt = "POLYGON((1 0,2 1,2 2,0 2,1 0))"
+        wkt = polygon.exportToWkt()
+        assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
+
+        assert polygon.deleteVertex(4), "Delete vertex 4 failed"
+        expwkt = "POLYGON((2 1,2 2,0 2,2 1))"
+        wkt = polygon.exportToWkt()
+        assert compareWkt( expwkt, wkt ), "Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n" % (expwkt, wkt )
+
+        assert not polygon.deleteVertex(-100), "Delete vertex -100 unexpectedly succeeded"
+        assert not polygon.deleteVertex(100), "Delete vertex 100 unexpectedly succeeded"
+
         # 5-+-4 0-+-9
         # |   | |   |
         # 6 2-3 1-2 +