diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TrailingCommas616Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TrailingCommas616Test.java
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+package com.fasterxml.jackson.failing;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.*;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.json.JsonReadFeature;
+
+public class TrailingCommas616Test extends BaseTest
+{
+    public void testRootLevel616() throws Exception
+    {
+        final JsonFactory f = JsonFactory.builder()
+                .enable(JsonReadFeature.ALLOW_MISSING_VALUES)
+                .build();
+        _testRootLevel616(f, MODE_INPUT_STREAM);
+        _testRootLevel616(f, MODE_INPUT_STREAM_THROTTLED);
+        _testRootLevel616(f, MODE_READER);
+    }
+
+    private void _testRootLevel616(JsonFactory f, int mode) throws Exception
+    {
+        JsonParser p = createParser(f, mode, ",");
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NULL, p.nextToken());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NULL, p.nextToken());
+        assertNull(p.nextToken());
+        p.close();
+    }
+}