diff --git a/src/ifd.cpp b/src/ifd.cpp
index ccedce0c..7531d5db 100644
--- a/src/ifd.cpp
+++ b/src/ifd.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,16 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
                 // Set the offset to the data, relative to start of IFD
                 e.setOffset(tmpOffset - offset_);
                 // Set the size to at least for bytes to accomodate offset-data
+#ifndef SUPPRESS_WARNINGS
+                if (i->type_ < 1 || i->type_ > 10 || i->type_ == 6) {
+                    std::cerr << "Warning: " 
+                              << ExifTags::ifdName(ifdId_) << " tag 0x" 
+                              << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0') << std::hex
+                              << i->tag_ << " has invalid Exif type "
+                              << std::dec << i->type_ 
+                              << "; using 7 (undefined).\n";
+                }
+#endif
                 e.setValue(i->type_, i->count_, buf + start + e.offset(),
                            std::max(long(4), i->size_));
                 this->add(e);
diff --git a/test/bugfixes-test.sh b/test/bugfixes-test.sh
index 3725f687..5cd7028d 100755
--- a/test/bugfixes-test.sh
+++ b/test/bugfixes-test.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ num=445
 filename=`prep_file $num`
 $binpath/exiv2 -v -M'set Exif.Photo.UserComment A comment' $filename
 $binpath/exiv2 -pt $filename
+filename=exiv2-empty.jpg
+cp -f ../data/$filename .
+$binpath/exiv2 -v -M'set Exif.Photo.UserComment A comment' $filename
+$binpath/exiv2 -pt $filename
 
 num=447 # Problem only visible in Valgrind
 filename=`prep_file $num`
diff --git a/test/data/bugfixes-test.out b/test/data/bugfixes-test.out
index 098173a7..02466a17 100644
--- a/test/data/bugfixes-test.out
+++ b/test/data/bugfixes-test.out
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ Exif.Thumbnail.YResolution                   Rational    1  180
 Exif.Thumbnail.ResolutionUnit                Short       1  inch
 Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormat         Long        1  0
 Exif.Thumbnail.JPEGInterchangeFormatLength   Long        1  5448
+File 1/1: exiv2-empty.jpg
+Set Exif.Photo.UserComment "A comment" (Comment)
+Exif.Image.ExifTag                           Long        1  26
+Exif.Photo.UserComment                       Undefined  17  A comment
 ------> Bug 447 <-------
+Warning: Exif tag 0x9286 has invalid Exif type 14; using 7 (undefined).
 Iptc.Application2.Caption                    String      0  
 Iptc.Application2.DateCreated                Date        8  2005-08-09
 Iptc.Application2.TimeCreated                Time       11  01:28:31-07:00