diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_rw.c b/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
index a1c70ff..ac50195 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int fdt_add_subnode_namelen(void *fdt, int parentoffset,
 	do {
 		offset = nextoffset;
 		tag = fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &nextoffset);
-	} while (tag == FDT_PROP);
+	} while ((tag == FDT_PROP) || (tag == FDT_NOP));
 
 	nh = _fdt_offset_ptr_w(fdt, offset);
 	nodelen = sizeof(*nh) + ALIGN(namelen+1, FDT_TAGSIZE) + FDT_TAGSIZE;
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.tests b/tests/Makefile.tests
index 0f4d342..15a5ebb 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.tests
+++ b/tests/Makefile.tests
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ LIB_TESTS_L = get_mem_rsv \
 	move_and_save mangle-layout \
 	open_pack rw_tree1 set_name setprop del_property del_node \
 	string_escapes references path-references \
-	dtbs_equal_ordered
+	dtbs_equal_ordered \
+	add_subnode_with_nops
 LIB_TESTS = $(LIB_TESTS_L:%=$(TESTS_PREFIX)%)
 
 LIBTREE_TESTS_L = truncated_property
diff --git a/tests/add_subnode_with_nops.c b/tests/add_subnode_with_nops.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fb8f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/add_subnode_with_nops.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
+ *	Testcase for fdt_nop_node()
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <fdt.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "testdata.h"
+
+#define SPACE	65536
+
+#define CHECK(code) \
+	{ \
+		err = (code); \
+		if (err) \
+			FAIL(#code ": %s", fdt_strerror(err)); \
+	}
+
+#define OFF_CHECK(off, code) \
+	{ \
+		(off) = (code); \
+		if (off < 0) \
+			FAIL(#code ": %s", fdt_strerror(off)); \
+	}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	void *fdt;
+	int err;
+	int offset;
+
+	test_init(argc, argv);
+
+	fdt = xmalloc(SPACE);
+
+	CHECK(fdt_create(fdt, SPACE));
+
+	CHECK(fdt_finish_reservemap(fdt));
+	CHECK(fdt_begin_node(fdt, ""));
+	CHECK(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "prop1", TEST_VALUE_1));
+	CHECK(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "prop2", TEST_VALUE_2));
+	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
+	CHECK(fdt_finish(fdt));
+
+	verbose_printf("Built empty tree, totalsize = %d\n",
+		       fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+
+	CHECK(fdt_open_into(fdt, fdt, SPACE));
+
+	check_getprop_cell(fdt, 0, "prop1", TEST_VALUE_1);
+	check_getprop_cell(fdt, 0, "prop2", TEST_VALUE_2);
+
+	CHECK(fdt_nop_property(fdt, 0, "prop1"));
+
+	check_getprop_cell(fdt, 0, "prop2", TEST_VALUE_2);
+
+	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, "subnode"));
+
+	check_getprop_cell(fdt, 0, "prop2", TEST_VALUE_2);
+
+	PASS();
+}
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index d04bfbe..02b1fb0 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ libfdt_tests () {
 
     # Tests for behaviour on various sorts of corrupted trees
     run_test truncated_property
+
+    # Specific bug tests
+    run_test add_subnode_with_nops
 }
 
 dtc_tests () {