diff --git a/tests/issue-177.mtl b/tests/issue-177.mtl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a1c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-177.mtl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+newmtl white
+Ka 0 0 0
+Kd 1 1 1
+Ks 0 0 0
+
+newmtl red
+Ka 0 0 0
+Kd 1 0 0
+Ks 0 0 0
+
+newmtl green
+Ka 0 0 0
+Kd 0 1 0
+Ks 0 0 0
+
+newmtl blue
+Ka 0 0 0
+Kd 0 0 1
+Ks 0 0 0
+
+newmtl light
+Ka 20 20 20
+Kd 1 1 1
+Ks 0 0 0
diff --git a/tests/issue-177.obj b/tests/issue-177.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d0ac68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-177.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+mtllib issue-177.mtl
+
+v 0.000000 2.000000 2.000000
+v 0.000000 0.000000 2.000000
+v 2.000000 0.000000 2.000000
+v 2.000000 2.000000 2.000000
+v 0.000000 2.000000 0.000000
+v 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+v 2.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+v 2.000000 2.000000 0.000000
+# 8 vertices
+
+g front cube
+usemtl white
+f 1 2 3 4
+g back cube
+# expects white material
+f 8 7 6 5
+g right cube
+usemtl red
+f 4 3 7 8
+g top cube
+usemtl white
+f 5 1 4 8
+g left cube
+usemtl green
+f 5 6 2 1
+g bottom cube
+usemtl white
+f 2 6 7 3
+# 6 elements
diff --git a/tests/tester.cc b/tests/tester.cc
index f8b6d6c..82748fa 100644
--- a/tests/tester.cc
+++ b/tests/tester.cc
@@ -768,6 +768,22 @@ TEST_CASE("invalid-face-definition", "[face]") {
   REQUIRE(0 == shapes[0].mesh.indices.size());
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Empty mtl basedir", "[Issue177]") {
+  // Win32 spesific?
+  tinyobj::attrib_t attrib;
+  std::vector<tinyobj::shape_t> shapes;
+  std::vector<tinyobj::material_t> materials;
+
+  std::string err;
+  bool ret = tinyobj::LoadObj(&attrib, &shapes, &materials, &err, "issue-177.obj");
+
+  if (!err.empty()) {
+    std::cerr << "[Issue177] " << err << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  REQUIRE(true == ret);
+}
+
 // Fuzzer test.
 // Just check if it does not crash.
 // Disable by default since Windows filesystem can't create filename of afl testdata