Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReader.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReader.java	(revision 34910)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReader.java	(revision 34911)
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Relation;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.progress.ProgressMonitor;
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
                         r = createMultipolygon();
                     }
+                    Way w = createOrGetWay(p.getExteriorRing());
                     if (r != null) {
-                        addWayToMp(r, "outer", createOrGetWay(p.getExteriorRing()));
+                        addWayToMp(r, "outer", w);
                         for (int j = 0; j < p.getNumInteriorRing(); j++) {
                             addWayToMp(r, "inner", createOrGetWay(p.getInteriorRingN(j)));
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/data/regress/13843/test.prj
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/data/regress/13843/test.prj	(revision 34911)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/data/regress/13843/test.prj	(revision 34911)
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]]
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReaderTest.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReaderTest.java	(revision 34910)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/opendata/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/opendata/core/io/geographic/ShpReaderTest.java	(revision 34911)
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@
 
     /**
-     * Non-regression test for ticket <a href="https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/12843">#12843</a>
+     * Non-regression test for ticket <a href="https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/13843">#13843</a>
      * @throws Exception if an error occurs during reading
      */
     @Test
-    public void testTicket12843() throws Exception {
-        File file = new File(TestUtils.getRegressionDataFile(12843, "test.shp"));
+    public void testTicket13843() throws Exception {
+        File file = new File(TestUtils.getRegressionDataFile(13843, "test.shp"));
         try (InputStream is = new FileInputStream(file)) {
             Collection<Way> ways = ShpReader.parseDataSet(is, file, null, null).getWays();