diff --git a/src/json/extract_bounding_boxes_x3.cpp b/src/json/extract_bounding_boxes_x3.cpp
index 819832fde..ac62b4b8a 100644
--- a/src/json/extract_bounding_boxes_x3.cpp
+++ b/src/json/extract_bounding_boxes_x3.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ auto const coordinates_rule_def = lit("\"coordinates\"") >> lit(':') >> position
 
 auto const bounding_box_def = raw[lit('{')[open_bracket]
                                   >> *(eps[check_brackets] >>
-                                       ((lit("\"FeatureCollection\"") > eps(false))
-                                        |
-                                        lit('{')[open_bracket]
+                                       (lit('{')[open_bracket]
                                         |
                                         lit('}')[close_bracket]
                                         |
diff --git a/test/data b/test/data
index eaf64519e..ce8acb4a3 160000
--- a/test/data
+++ b/test/data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eaf64519e4aecc0b1f689aa96d4d741b22a75a87
+Subproject commit ce8acb4a3940e4f269a9f834ef20da2ff81b5b5e
diff --git a/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp b/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
index 2b09f1443..551fae432 100644
--- a/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/datasource/geojson.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,61 @@ TEST_CASE("geojson") {
                 {
                     mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
                 }
+            }
+        }
 
+        SECTION("GeoJSON \"type\":\"FeatureCollection\" in Feature properties (#4140)")
+        {
+            // Create datasource
+            mapnik::parameters params;
+            params["type"] = "geojson";
+            std::string filename("./test/data/json/feature_collection_issue_4140.json");
+            params["file"] = filename;
+
+            // cleanup in the case of a failed previous run
+            if (mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
+            {
+                mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
+            }
+
+            for (auto create_index : { true, false })
+            {
+                if (create_index)
+                {
+                    int ret = create_disk_index(filename);
+                    int ret_posix = (ret >> 8) & 0x000000ff;
+                    INFO(ret);
+                    INFO(ret_posix);
+                    CHECK(mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"));
+                }
+
+                for (auto cache_features : {true, false})
+                {
+                    params["cache_features"] = cache_features;
+                    auto ds = mapnik::datasource_cache::instance().create(params);
+                    CHECK(ds->get_geometry_type() == mapnik::datasource_geometry_t::Point);
+                    REQUIRE(bool(ds));
+                    auto fields = ds->get_descriptor().get_descriptors();
+                    mapnik::query query(ds->envelope());
+                    for (auto const& field : fields)
+                    {
+                        query.add_property_name(field.get_name());
+                    }
+                    auto features = ds->features(query);
+                    auto feature1 = features->next();
+                    REQUIRE(feature1 != nullptr);
+                    REQUIRE(feature1->envelope() == mapnik::box2d<double>(-122.0,48.0,-122.0,48.0));
+                    auto feature2 = features->next();
+                    REQUIRE(feature2 != nullptr);
+                    REQUIRE(feature2->envelope() == mapnik::box2d<double>(0.0,51.0,0.0,51.0));
+                    REQUIRE(ds->envelope() == mapnik::box2d<double>(-122.0,48.0,0.0,51.0));
+                }
+
+                // cleanup
+                if (create_index && mapnik::util::exists(filename + ".index"))
+                {
+                    mapnik::util::remove(filename + ".index");
+                }
             }
         }