diff --git a/src/path/PathItem.js b/src/path/PathItem.js
index 5fbef743..9f309349 100644
--- a/src/path/PathItem.js
+++ b/src/path/PathItem.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ var PathItem = Item.extend(/** @lends PathItem# */{
             case 'h':
             case 'v':
                 var coord = lower === 'h' ? 'x' : 'y';
+                current = current.clone(); // Clone as we're going to modify it.
                 for (var j = 0; j < length; j++) {
                     current[coord] = getCoord(j, coord);
                     this.lineTo(current);
diff --git a/test/tests/CompoundPath.js b/test/tests/CompoundPath.js
index 78cc876a..a89d6158 100644
--- a/test/tests/CompoundPath.js
+++ b/test/tests/CompoundPath.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 QUnit.module('Compound Path');
 
-test('moveTo / lineTo', function() {
+test('moveTo() / lineTo()', function() {
     var path = new CompoundPath();
 
     var lists = [
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('moveTo / lineTo', function() {
     }, 2);
 });
 
-test('clockwise', function() {
+test('CompoundPath() and default clockwise settings', function() {
     var path1 = new Path.Rectangle([200, 200], [100, 100]);
     var path2 = new Path.Rectangle([50, 50], [200, 200]);
     var path3 = new Path.Rectangle([0, 0], [400, 400]);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test('clockwise', function() {
     }, false);
 });
 
-test('Cloning with non-standard clockwise settings', function() {
+test('CompoundPath() and predefined clockwise settings', function() {
     var path1 = new Path.Rectangle([200, 200], [100, 100]);
     var path2 = new Path.Rectangle([50, 50], [200, 200]);
     var path3 = new Path.Rectangle([0, 0], [400, 400]);
diff --git a/test/tests/PathItem.js b/test/tests/PathItem.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0445dc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/PathItem.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Paper.js - The Swiss Army Knife of Vector Graphics Scripting.
+ * http://paperjs.org/
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 - 2016, Juerg Lehni & Jonathan Puckey
+ * http://scratchdisk.com/ & http://jonathanpuckey.com/
+ *
+ * Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file for details.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+QUnit.module('PathItem');
+
+test('PathItem#create() with SVG path-data (#1101)', function() {
+    var data = [
+        'M11 18V6l-8.5 6 8.5 6zm.5-6l8.5 6V6l-8.5 6z',
+        'M20 20l20 20v-20zm20 20l-20 20h20z',
+        'M11 18V6l-8.5 6 8.5 6zm.5-6l8.5 6V6l-8.5 6z',
+        'M11,18l0,-12l-8.5,6z M11.5,12l8.5,6l0,-12z',
+        'M10,10 L20,20 L10,30 M30,10 L30,30',
+        'M 0 1.5 l 1e1 0 m -10 2 l 1e+1 0 m -10 2 l 100e-1 0',
+        'M372 130Q272 50 422 10zm70 0q50-150-80-90z'
+    ];
+    var expected = [
+        [[[11,18],[11,6],[2.5,12],true], [[11.5,12],[20,18],[20,6],true]],
+        [[[20,20],[40,40],[40,20],true], [[40,40],[20,60],[40,60],true]],
+        [[[11,18],[11,6],[2.5,12],true],[[11.5,12],[20,18],[20,6],true]],
+        [[[11,18],[11,6],[2.5,12],true],[[11.5,12],[20,18],[20,6],true]],
+        [[[10,10],[20,20],[10,30]],[[30,10],[30,30]]],
+        [[[0,1.5],[10,1.5]],[[0,3.5],[10,3.5]],[[0,5.5],[10,5.5]]],
+        [[[372,130,0,0,-66.66667,-53.33333],[422,10,-100,26.66667,0,0],true],
+            [[442,130,0,0,33.33333,-100],[362,40,86.66667,-40,0,0],true]]
+    ];
+
+    var formatter = new Formatter(5);
+
+    function describe(path) {
+        var res;
+        if (path.children) {
+            res = path.children.map(function(child) {
+                return describe(child);
+            });
+        } else {
+            res = path.segments.map(function(segment) {
+                var pt = segment.point,
+                    hi = segment.handleIn,
+                    ho = segment.handleOut;
+                return (hi.isZero() && ho.isZero()
+                        ? [pt.x, pt.y]
+                        : [pt.x, pt.y, hi.x, hi.y, ho.x, ho.y])
+                        .map(function(x) { return formatter.number(x); });
+            });
+            if (path.closed)
+                res.push(true);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    function create(data) {
+        if (!data)
+            return null;
+        var first = data[0],
+            peek = first && first[0];
+        if (typeof peek === 'number') {
+            var closed = data[data.length - 1];
+            if (typeof closed === 'boolean') {
+                data.length--;
+            } else {
+                closed = false;
+            }
+            var path = new Path({ segments: data, closed: closed });
+            // Fix natural clockwise value, so it's not automatically determined
+            // when inserted into the compound-path.
+            path.clockwise = path.clockwise;
+            return path;
+        } else {
+            return new CompoundPath(data.map(create));
+        }
+    }
+
+    data.forEach(function(entry, i) {
+        var item = PathItem.create(entry);
+        // console.log(JSON.stringify(describe(item)));
+        var compare = create(expected[i]);
+        equals(item, compare, 'data[' + i + ']');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/tests/load.js b/test/tests/load.js
index c1f9f6aa..35c369c4 100644
--- a/test/tests/load.js
+++ b/test/tests/load.js
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 /*#*/ include('Path_Constructors.js');
 /*#*/ include('Path_Intersections.js');
 /*#*/ include('Path_Boolean.js');
+
+/*#*/ include('CompoundPath.js');
+
+/*#*/ include('PathItem.js');
 /*#*/ include('PathItem_Contains.js');
 
 /*#*/ include('Shape.js');
@@ -44,8 +48,6 @@
 
 /*#*/ include('Style.js');
 
-/*#*/ include('CompoundPath.js');
-
 /*#*/ include('SymbolItem.js');
 
 /*#*/ include('Raster.js');