diff --git a/Packages/vcs/Lib/Canvas.py b/Packages/vcs/Lib/Canvas.py
index a7d242f60f..58a4595a89 100644
--- a/Packages/vcs/Lib/Canvas.py
+++ b/Packages/vcs/Lib/Canvas.py
@@ -2727,11 +2727,11 @@ def __plot (self, arglist, keyargs):
                     xs=arglist[0].getAxis(-1)
                     ys=arglist[0].getAxis(-2)
                     if xs.isLongitude() and ys.isLatitude() and isinstance(inGrid,cdms2.grid.TransientRectGrid):
-                        arglist[1]=MV2.array(g.getMesh())
+                        arglist[1]=MV2.array(inGrid.getMesh())
                         if not 'wrap' in keyargs.keys():
                             keyargs['wrap']=[0.,360.]
                     elif ys.isLongitude() and xs.isLatitude() and isinstance(inGrid,cdms2.grid.TransientRectGrid):
-                        arglist[1]=MV2.array(g.getMesh())
+                        arglist[1]=MV2.array(inGrid.getMesh())
                         if not 'wrap' in keyargs.keys():
                             keyargs['wrap']=[360.,0.]
                     else:
diff --git a/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ea777aa9c..f64188d962 100644
--- a/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ cdat_add_test(vcs_test_taylor_2_quads
 
   # These test actually plot things need sample data
   if (CDAT_DOWNLOAD_SAMPLE_DATA)
+    cdat_add_test(test_vcs_meshfill_regular_grid
+      "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
+      ${cdat_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/vcs/test_meshfill_regular_grid.py
+      "${BASELINE_DIR}/test_meshfill_regular_grid.png"
+    )
     cdat_add_test(test_vcs_plot_unstructured_via_boxfill
       "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
       ${cdat_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/vcs/test_plot_unstructured_via_boxfill.py
diff --git a/testing/vcs/test_meshfill_regular_grid.py b/testing/vcs/test_meshfill_regular_grid.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d51764bb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/vcs/test_meshfill_regular_grid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import vcs, cdms2, os, sys
+src=sys.argv[1]
+pth = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.append(pth)
+import checkimage
+x=vcs.init()
+x.drawlogooff()
+
+x.setbgoutputdimensions(1200,1091,units="pixels")
+x = vcs.init()
+f = cdms2.open(os.path.join(vcs.prefix, "sample_data", "clt.nc"))
+s = f("clt")
+x.meshfill(s,bg=1)
+fnm = "test_meshfill_regular_grid.png"
+x.png(fnm)
+
+print "fnm:",fnm
+print "src:",src
+ret = checkimage.check_result_image(fnm,src,checkimage.defaultThreshold)
+sys.exit(ret)