diff --git a/tests/Makefile.tests b/tests/Makefile.tests
index c5ad834..e35afa6 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.tests
+++ b/tests/Makefile.tests
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LIB_TESTS_L = get_mem_rsv \
 	move_and_save mangle-layout nopulate \
 	open_pack rw_tree1 set_name setprop del_property del_node \
 	string_escapes references path-references boot-cpuid incbin \
+	extra-terminating-null \
 	dtbs_equal_ordered \
 	add_subnode_with_nops path_offset_aliases
 LIB_TESTS = $(LIB_TESTS_L:%=$(TESTS_PREFIX)%)
diff --git a/tests/extra-terminating-null.c b/tests/extra-terminating-null.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb71b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/extra-terminating-null.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
+ *	Testcase for properties with more than one terminating null
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 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 <stdint.h>
+
+#include <fdt.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "testdata.h"
+
+void check_extranull(void *fdt, const char *prop, const char *str, int numnulls)
+{
+	int len = strlen(str);
+	char checkbuf[len+numnulls];
+
+	memset(checkbuf, 0, sizeof(checkbuf));
+	memcpy(checkbuf, TEST_STRING_1, len);
+
+	check_getprop(fdt, 0, prop, len+numnulls, checkbuf);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	void *fdt;
+
+	test_init(argc, argv);
+
+	fdt = load_blob_arg(argc, argv);
+
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull0", TEST_STRING_1, 1);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull1,1", TEST_STRING_1, 2);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull1,2", TEST_STRING_1, 2);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull2,1", TEST_STRING_1, 3);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull2,2", TEST_STRING_1, 3);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull2,3", TEST_STRING_1, 3);
+	check_extranull(fdt, "extranull2,4", TEST_STRING_1, 3);
+
+	PASS();
+}
diff --git a/tests/extra-terminating-null.dts b/tests/extra-terminating-null.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6cc19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/extra-terminating-null.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	extranull0 = "hello world";
+	extranull1,1 = "hello world\0";
+	extranull1,2 = "hello world", "";
+	extranull2,1 = "hello world\0\0";
+	extranull2,2 = "hello world", "", "";
+	extranull2,3 = "hello world\0", "";
+	extranull2,4 = "hello world", "\0";
+};
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 61508a8..8e57cf5 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ dtc_tests () {
     run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o dtc_escapes.test.dtb escapes.dts
     run_test string_escapes dtc_escapes.test.dtb
 
+    run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o dtc_extra-terminating-null.test.dtb extra-terminating-null.dts
+    run_test extra-terminating-null dtc_extra-terminating-null.test.dtb
+
     run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o dtc_references.test.dtb references.dts
     run_test references dtc_references.test.dtb
 
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ dtc_tests () {
 
     # Check -Odts mode preserve all dtb information
     for tree in test_tree1.dtb dtc_tree1.test.dtb dtc_escapes.test.dtb \
-	dtc_references.test.dtb; do
+	dtc_extra-terminating-null.test.dtb dtc_references.test.dtb; do
 	run_dtc_test -I dtb -O dts -o odts_$tree.test.dts $tree
 	run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o odts_$tree.test.dtb odts_$tree.test.dts
 	run_test dtbs_equal_ordered $tree odts_$tree.test.dtb
diff --git a/treesource.c b/treesource.c
index 1521ff1..cc1751d 100644
--- a/treesource.c
+++ b/treesource.c
@@ -63,26 +63,20 @@ static void write_propval_string(FILE *f, struct data val)
 {
 	const char *str = val.val;
 	int i;
-	int newchunk = 1;
 	struct marker *m = val.markers;
 
 	assert(str[val.len-1] == '\0');
 
+	while (m && (m->offset == 0)) {
+		if (m->type == LABEL)
+			fprintf(f, "%s: ", m->ref);
+		m = m->next;
+	}
+	fprintf(f, "\"");
+
 	for (i = 0; i < (val.len-1); i++) {
 		char c = str[i];
 
-		if (newchunk) {
-			while (m && (m->offset <= i)) {
-				if (m->type == LABEL) {
-					assert(m->offset == i);
-					fprintf(f, "%s: ", m->ref);
-				}
-				m = m->next;
-			}
-			fprintf(f, "\"");
-			newchunk = 0;
-		}
-
 		switch (c) {
 		case '\a':
 			fprintf(f, "\\a");
@@ -113,7 +107,14 @@ static void write_propval_string(FILE *f, struct data val)
 			break;
 		case '\0':
 			fprintf(f, "\", ");
-			newchunk = 1;
+			while (m && (m->offset < i)) {
+				if (m->type == LABEL) {
+					assert(m->offset == (i+1));
+					fprintf(f, "%s: ", m->ref);
+				}
+				m = m->next;
+			}
+			fprintf(f, "\"");
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (isprint(c))