diff --git a/lucene/spatial3d/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoExactCircle.java b/lucene/spatial3d/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoExactCircle.java
index 3d278eab3cc..a7b1b605859 100644
--- a/lucene/spatial3d/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoExactCircle.java
+++ b/lucene/spatial3d/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoExactCircle.java
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class GeoExactCircle extends GeoBaseCircle {
       edgePoint = eastPoint;
     } else {
       // z will be less than x or y, so ellipse is shorter than it is tall
-      slices.add(new ApproximationSlice(center, northPoint, Math.PI * 2.0, southPoint, Math.PI, eastPoint, Math.PI * 0.5));
-      slices.add(new ApproximationSlice(center, southPoint, Math.PI, northPoint, 0.0, westPoint, Math.PI * 1.5));
+      slices.add(new ApproximationSlice(center, northPoint, 0.0, southPoint, Math.PI, eastPoint, Math.PI * 0.5));
+      slices.add(new ApproximationSlice(center, southPoint, Math.PI, northPoint, Math.PI * 2.0, westPoint, Math.PI * 1.5));
       edgePoint = northPoint;
     }
       
diff --git a/lucene/spatial3d/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoCircleTest.java b/lucene/spatial3d/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoCircleTest.java
index ad21edad8a4..a486038836e 100755
--- a/lucene/spatial3d/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoCircleTest.java
+++ b/lucene/spatial3d/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial3d/geom/GeoCircleTest.java
@@ -500,6 +500,13 @@ public class GeoCircleTest extends LuceneTestCase {
     assertTrue(success);
   }
 
-
+  @Test
+  public void testLUCENE8054(){
+    GeoCircle circle1 = GeoCircleFactory.makeExactGeoCircle(PlanetModel.WGS84, -1.0394053553992673, -1.9037325881389144, 1.1546166170607672, 4.231100485201301E-4);
+    GeoCircle circle2 = GeoCircleFactory.makeExactGeoCircle(PlanetModel.WGS84, -1.3165961602008989, -1.887137823746273, 1.432516663588956, 3.172052880854355E-4);
+    // Relationship between circles must be different than DISJOINT as centers are closer than the radius.
+    int rel = circle1.getRelationship(circle2);
+    assertTrue(rel != GeoArea.DISJOINT);
+  }
   
 }