diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xml b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xml
index 776d5006a7..7e9c8186d7 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xml
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xml
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.example.com shiporder.xsd">
     <title>Empire Burlesque</title>
     <note>Special Edition</note>
     <quantity>1</quantity>
-    <price>10.90</price>
+    <price>0E-11</price>
   </item>
   <item>
     <title>Hide your heart</title>
     <quantity>1</quantity>
     <price>9.90</price>
+    <priceInteger>123</priceInteger>
+    <priceDouble>12.3</priceDouble>
+    <priceFloat>123.456</priceFloat>
+    <priceLong>1234567890123456789</priceLong>
+    <priceShort>12345</priceShort>
   </item>
 </shiporder>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xsd b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xsd
index e8f282e49d..3d649b00d9 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xsd
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/data/shiporder/shiporder.xsd
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
             <xs:element name="note" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
             <xs:element name="quantity" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
             <xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal"/>
+            <xs:element name="priceInteger" type="xs:int"/>
+            <xs:element name="priceDouble" type="xs:double"/>
+            <xs:element name="priceFloat" type="xs:float"/>
+            <xs:element name="priceLong" type="xs:long"/>
+            <xs:element name="priceShort" type="xs:short"/>
           </xs:sequence>
         </xs:complexType>
       </xs:element>
diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/GmlInstanceCollectionTest.java b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/GmlInstanceCollectionTest.java
index e8ed0e3ea3..d03616c054 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/GmlInstanceCollectionTest.java
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml.test/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/GmlInstanceCollectionTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -162,8 +163,6 @@ public void testLoadShiporder() throws Exception {
 
 			Object[] orderid = instance.getProperty(new QName("orderid")); // attribute
 																			// form
-																			// not
-																			// qualified
 			assertNotNull(orderid);
 			assertEquals(1, orderid.length);
 			assertEquals("889923", orderid[0]);
@@ -213,6 +212,11 @@ public void testLoadShiporder() throws Exception {
 			assertEquals(1, title1.length);
 			assertEquals("Empire Burlesque", title1[0]);
 
+			Object[] price1 = ((Instance) item1).getProperty(new QName(ns, "price"));
+			assertNotNull(price1);
+			BigDecimal bigDecimal = new BigDecimal("0.00000000000");
+			assertEquals(bigDecimal, price1[0]);
+
 			// item 2
 			Object item2 = items[1];
 			assertTrue(item2 instanceof Instance);
@@ -222,6 +226,35 @@ public void testLoadShiporder() throws Exception {
 			assertEquals(1, title2.length);
 			assertEquals("Hide your heart", title2[0]);
 
+			Object[] price2 = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "price"));
+			assertNotNull(price2);
+			bigDecimal = new BigDecimal("9.90");
+			assertEquals(bigDecimal, price2[0]);
+
+			Object[] priceInteger = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "priceInteger"));
+			int intNumber = 123;
+			assertEquals(intNumber, priceInteger[0]);
+
+			// Double
+			Object[] priceDouble = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "priceDouble"));
+			double doubleNumber = 12.3;
+			assertEquals(doubleNumber, priceDouble[0]);
+
+			// Float
+			Object[] priceFloat = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "priceFloat"));
+			float floatNumber = 123.456F;
+			assertEquals(floatNumber, priceFloat[0]);
+
+			// Long
+			Object[] priceLong = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "priceLong"));
+			long longNumber = 1234567890123456789L;
+			assertEquals(longNumber, priceLong[0]);
+
+			// short
+			Object[] priceShort = ((Instance) item2).getProperty(new QName(ns, "priceShort"));
+			short shortNumber = 12345;
+			assertEquals(shortNumber, priceShort[0]);
+
 			// only one object
 			assertFalse(it.hasNext());
 		} finally {