diff --git a/code/PlyParser.cpp b/code/PlyParser.cpp
index 85c0f823e..672ac9bde 100644
--- a/code/PlyParser.cpp
+++ b/code/PlyParser.cpp
@@ -1043,71 +1043,91 @@ bool PLY::PropertyInstance::ParseValueBinary(IOStreamBuffer<char> &streamBuffer,
   switch (eType)
   {
   case EDT_UInt:
-    out->iUInt = (uint32_t)*((uint32_t*)pCur);
-    pCur += 4;
+  {
+    uint32_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(uint32_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(uint32_t);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap((int32_t*)&out->iUInt);
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->iUInt = t;
     break;
+  }
 
   case EDT_UShort:
   {
-    uint16_t i = *((uint16_t*)pCur);
+    uint16_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(uint16_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(uint16_t);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&i);
-    out->iUInt = (uint32_t)i;
-    pCur += 2;
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->iUInt = t;
     break;
   }
 
   case EDT_UChar:
   {
-    out->iUInt = (uint32_t)(*((uint8_t*)pCur));
-    pCur++;
+    uint8_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(uint8_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(uint8_t);
+    out->iUInt = t;
     break;
   }
 
   case EDT_Int:
-    out->iInt = *((int32_t*)pCur);
-    pCur += 4;
+  {
+    int32_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(int32_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(int32_t);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&out->iInt);
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->iInt = t;
     break;
+  }
 
   case EDT_Short:
   {
-    int16_t i = *((int16_t*)pCur);
+    int16_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(int16_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(int16_t);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&i);
-    out->iInt = (int32_t)i;
-    pCur += 2;
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->iInt = t;
     break;
   }
 
   case EDT_Char:
-    out->iInt = (int32_t)*((int8_t*)pCur);
-    pCur++;
+  {
+    int8_t t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(int8_t));
+    pCur += sizeof(int8_t);
+    out->iInt = t;
     break;
+  }
 
   case EDT_Float:
   {
-    out->fFloat = *((float*)pCur);
+    float t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(float));
+    pCur += sizeof(float);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap((int32_t*)&out->fFloat);
-    pCur += 4;
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->fFloat = t;
     break;
   }
   case EDT_Double:
   {
-    out->fDouble = *((double*)pCur);
+    double t;
+    memcpy(&t, pCur, sizeof(double));
+    pCur += sizeof(double);
 
     // Swap endianness
-    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap((int64_t*)&out->fDouble);
-    pCur += 8;
+    if (p_bBE)ByteSwap::Swap(&t);
+    out->fDouble = t;
     break;
   }
   default:
diff --git a/test/models/PLY/cube_binary.ply b/test/models/PLY/cube_binary.ply
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14d29ebd8
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/models/PLY/cube_binary.ply differ
diff --git a/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply b/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45ab0607a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/PLY/cube_uv.ply
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+ply
+format ascii 1.0
+comment Created by Blender 2.77 (sub 0) - www.blender.org, source file: ''
+element vertex 24
+property float x
+property float y
+property float z
+property float nx
+property float ny
+property float nz
+property float s
+property float t
+element face 6
+property list uchar uint vertex_indices
+end_header
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+1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+1.000000 0.999999 1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+0.999999 -1.000001 1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+1.000000 0.999999 1.000000 1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+0.999999 -1.000001 1.000000 1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+0.999999 -1.000001 1.000000 -0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+1.000000 0.999999 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+-1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+4 0 1 2 3
+4 4 5 6 7
+4 8 9 10 11
+4 12 13 14 15
+4 16 17 18 19
+4 20 21 22 23
diff --git a/test/models/PLY/float-color.ply b/test/models/PLY/float-color.ply
index 34353ad53..f419be34e 100644
--- a/test/models/PLY/float-color.ply
+++ b/test/models/PLY/float-color.ply
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ end_header
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1
 100.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1
 200.0 200.0 0.0 0 0 1 1
-3 0 1 2
\ No newline at end of file
+3 0 1 2
diff --git a/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp b/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
index 633beda5f..e5268a400 100644
--- a/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utPLYImportExport.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/Exporter.hpp>
 #include <assimp/scene.h>
 #include "AbstractImportExportBase.h"
+#include <assimp/postprocess.h>
 
 using namespace ::Assimp;
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class utPLYImportExport : public AbstractImportExportBase {
 public:
     virtual bool importerTest() {
         Assimp::Importer importer;
-        const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", 0 );
+        const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
         EXPECT_EQ( 1u, scene->mNumMeshes );
         EXPECT_NE( nullptr, scene->mMeshes[0] );
         EXPECT_EQ( 8u, scene->mMeshes[0]->mNumVertices );
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool exporterTest() {
         Importer importer;
         Exporter exporter;
-        const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", 0);
+        const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
         EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
         EXPECT_EQ(aiReturn_SUCCESS, exporter.Export(scene, "ply", ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube_test.ply"));
 
@@ -89,19 +90,50 @@ TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, exportTest_Success ) {
 //Test issue 1623, crash when loading two PLY files in a row
 TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, importerMultipleTest) {
     Assimp::Importer importer;
-    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", 0);
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
 
-    scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", 0);
+    scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
 
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
 }
 
+TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, importPLYwithUV) {
+    Assimp::Importer importer;
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube_uv.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
+
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene->mMeshes[0]);
+    //This test model is using n-gons, so 6 faces instead of 12 tris
+    EXPECT_EQ(6u, scene->mMeshes[0]->mNumFaces);
+    EXPECT_EQ(aiPrimitiveType_POLYGON, scene->mMeshes[0]->mPrimitiveTypes);
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, scene->mMeshes[0]->HasTextureCoords(0));
+}
+
+TEST_F(utPLYImportExport, importBinaryPLY) {
+    Assimp::Importer importer;
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/cube_binary.ply", 0);
+
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene);
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, scene->mMeshes[0]);
+    //This test model is double sided, so 12 faces instead of 6
+    EXPECT_EQ(12u, scene->mMeshes[0]->mNumFaces);
+}
+
 TEST_F( utPLYImportExport, vertexColorTest ) {
     Assimp::Importer importer;
-    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/float-color.ply", 0 );
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFile( ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/PLY/float-color.ply", aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
     EXPECT_NE( nullptr, scene );
+    EXPECT_EQ(1u, scene->mMeshes[0]->mNumFaces);
+    EXPECT_EQ(aiPrimitiveType_TRIANGLE, scene->mMeshes[0]->mPrimitiveTypes);
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, scene->mMeshes[0]->HasVertexColors(0));
+
+    auto first_face = scene->mMeshes[0]->mFaces[0];
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, first_face.mNumIndices);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, first_face.mIndices[0]);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, first_face.mIndices[1]);
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, first_face.mIndices[2]);
 }
 
 static const char *test_file =
@@ -125,6 +157,6 @@ static const char *test_file =
 
 TEST_F( utPLYImportExport, parseErrorTest ) {
     Assimp::Importer importer;
-    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFileFromMemory( test_file, strlen( test_file ), 0 );
+    const aiScene *scene = importer.ReadFileFromMemory( test_file, strlen( test_file ), aiProcess_ValidateDataStructure);
     EXPECT_NE( nullptr, scene );
 }