diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
index ef313e133..9c2cad4a1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
@@ -1234,6 +1234,7 @@ public class NumberUtilsTest {
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("-.12345", true);
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("-1234E5", true);
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("0", true);
+        compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("0.1", true); // LANG-1216
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("-0", true);
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("01234", true);
         compareIsCreatableWithCreateNumber("-01234", true);