diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests.cc
index b849f4fc..2e9b78f4 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "unittests_faceless_mesh.hh"
 #include "unittests_trimesh_garbage_collection.hh"
 #include "unittests_randomNumberGenerator.hh"
+#include "unittests_split_copy.hh"
 
 int main(int _argc, char** _argv) {
 
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_split_copy.hh b/src/Unittests/unittests_split_copy.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8666d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_split_copy.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#ifndef INCLUDE_UNITTESTS_OpenMeshSplitCopy_HH
+#define INCLUDE_UNITTESTS_OpenMeshSplitCopy_HH
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <Unittests/unittests_common.hh>
+#include <iostream>
+
+class OpenMeshSplitCopyTriangleMesh : public OpenMeshBase {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+    // Member already defined in OpenMeshBase
+    //Mesh mesh_;
+};
+
+class OpenMeshSplitCopyPolyMesh : public OpenMeshBasePoly {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+    // Member already defined in OpenMeshBase
+    //Mesh mesh_;
+};
+
+/*
+ * ====================================================================
+ * Define tests below
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+/* splits a face that has a property in a triangle mesh with split_copy
+ * the property should be copied to the new faces
+ */
+TEST_F(OpenMeshSplitCopyTriangleMesh, SplitCopyTriangleMesh) {
+
+  mesh_.clear();
+
+  // Add some vertices
+  Mesh::VertexHandle vhandle[4];
+
+  vhandle[0] = mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point(0, 0, 0));
+  vhandle[1] = mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point(0, 1, 0));
+  vhandle[2] = mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point(1, 1, 0));
+  vhandle[3] = mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point(0.25, 0.25, 0));
+
+  // Add one face
+  std::vector<Mesh::VertexHandle> face_vhandles;
+
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
+
+  Mesh::FaceHandle fh = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+
+  // Test setup:
+  //  1 === 2
+  //  |   /
+  //  |  /
+  //  | /
+  //  0
+
+  // set property
+  OpenMesh::FPropHandleT<int> fprop_int;
+  mesh_.add_property(fprop_int);
+  mesh_.property(fprop_int, fh) = 999;
+
+  // split face with new vertex
+  mesh_.split_copy(fh, vhandle[3]);
+
+  // Check setup
+  Mesh::FaceIter f_it = mesh_.faces_begin();
+  Mesh::FaceIter f_end = mesh_.faces_end();
+  for (; f_it != f_end; ++f_it)
+    EXPECT_EQ(999, mesh_.property(fprop_int, f_it)) << "Different Property value";
+}
+
+/* splits a face that has a property in a poly mesh with split_copy
+ * the property should be copied to the new faces
+ */
+TEST_F(OpenMeshSplitCopyPolyMesh, SplitCopyPolymesh) {
+
+  mesh_.clear();
+
+  // Add some vertices
+  Mesh::VertexHandle vhandle[5];
+
+  vhandle[0] = mesh_.add_vertex(PolyMesh::Point(0, 0, 0));
+  vhandle[1] = mesh_.add_vertex(PolyMesh::Point(0, 1, 0));
+  vhandle[2] = mesh_.add_vertex(PolyMesh::Point(1, 1, 0));
+  vhandle[3] = mesh_.add_vertex(PolyMesh::Point(1, 0, 0));
+  vhandle[4] = mesh_.add_vertex(PolyMesh::Point(0.5, 0.5, 0));
+
+  // Add face
+  std::vector<Mesh::VertexHandle> face_vhandles;
+
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
+  face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[3]);
+
+  PolyMesh::FaceHandle fh = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+
+  // Test setup:
+  //  1 === 2
+  //  |     |
+  //  |     |
+  //  |     |
+  //  0 === 3
+
+  // set property
+  OpenMesh::FPropHandleT<int> fprop_int;
+  mesh_.add_property(fprop_int);
+  mesh_.property(fprop_int, fh) = 999;
+
+  // split face with new vertex
+  mesh_.split_copy(fh, vhandle[4]);
+
+  // Check setup
+  PolyMesh::FaceIter f_it = mesh_.faces_begin();
+  PolyMesh::FaceIter f_end = mesh_.faces_end();
+  for (; f_it != f_end; ++f_it)
+    EXPECT_EQ(999, mesh_.property(fprop_int, f_it)) << "Different Property value";
+
+}
+
+#endif // INCLUDE GUARD