diff --git a/benchmark/test_array_allocation.cpp b/benchmark/test_array_allocation.cpp
index fb9d6d8bd..05da7ae01 100644
--- a/benchmark/test_array_allocation.cpp
+++ b/benchmark/test_array_allocation.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,33 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+class test3d : public benchmark::test_case
+{
+public:
+    uint32_t size_;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> array_;
+    test3d(mapnik::parameters const& params)
+     : test_case(params),
+       size_(*params.get<mapnik::value_integer>("size",256*256)),
+       array_(size_,0) { }
+    bool validate() const
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    bool operator()() const
+    {
+         for (std::size_t i=0;i<iterations_;++i) {
+             std::deque<uint8_t> data(size_);
+             for (std::size_t i=0;i<size_;++i) {
+                 if (data[i] != 0) {
+                     throw std::runtime_error("found non zero value");
+                 }
+             }
+         }
+         return true;
+    }
+};
+
 class test4 : public benchmark::test_case
 {
 public: