diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathHelix.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathHelix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40d1f3e67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathHelix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2019 sliptonic <shopinthewoods@gmail.com>               *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
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+# *   This program 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 Library General Public License for more details.                  *
+# *                                                                         *
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+# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+
+import FreeCAD
+import PathScripts.PathHelix as PathHelix
+import PathScripts.PathJob as PathJob
+import PathScripts.PathLog as PathLog
+import PathTests.PathTestUtils as PathTestUtils
+
+PathLog.setLevel(PathLog.Level.DEBUG, PathLog.thisModule())
+PathLog.trackModule(PathLog.thisModule())
+
+
+class TestPathHelix(PathTestUtils.PathTestBase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.doc = FreeCAD.open(FreeCAD.getHomePath() + 'Mod/Path/PathTests/test_holes00.fcstd')
+        self.job = PathJob.Create('Job', [self.doc.Body])
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        FreeCAD.closeDocument(self.doc.Name)
+
+    def test00(self):
+        '''Verify Helix does not throw an exception.'''
+
+        op = PathHelix.Create('Helix')
+        op.Proxy.findAllHoles(op)  # add all holes to the operation
+        op.Proxy.execute(op)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/test_holes00.fcstd b/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/test_holes00.fcstd
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index 0000000000..5c6bd22827
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diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/TestPathApp.py b/src/Mod/Path/TestPathApp.py
index b3844ac667..55fbc78fa1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/TestPathApp.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/TestPathApp.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from PathTests.TestPathTooltable import TestPathTooltable
 from PathTests.TestPathToolController import TestPathToolController
 from PathTests.TestPathSetupSheet import TestPathSetupSheet
 from PathTests.TestPathDeburr  import TestPathDeburr
+from PathTests.TestPathHelix  import TestPathHelix
 
 # dummy usage to get flake8 and lgtm quiet
 False if TestApp.__name__ else True
@@ -56,4 +57,5 @@ False if TestPathTooltable.__name__ else True
 False if TestPathToolController.__name__ else True
 False if TestPathSetupSheet.__name__ else True
 False if TestPathDeburr.__name__ else True
+False if TestPathHelix.__name__ else True