diff --git a/addons/common/fnc_getPos.sqf b/addons/common/fnc_getPos.sqf
index 6ad82ca00..0f2bf4cda 100644
--- a/addons/common/fnc_getPos.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/fnc_getPos.sqf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ switch (typeName _entity) do {
     case "ARRAY": {
         + _entity
     };
-    case "NUMBER": { // in case of position being passed not in array
+    case "SCALAR": { // in case of position being passed not in array
         + _this
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/common/test.sqf b/addons/common/test.sqf
index df7107dc5..cb2e6f88c 100644
--- a/addons/common/test.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/test.sqf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-#define TESTS ["config", "inventory", "weaponComponents", "ret", "macro_is_x"]
+#define TESTS ["config", "inventory", "weaponComponents", "position", "ret", "macro_is_x"]
 
 SCRIPT(test-common);
 
diff --git a/addons/common/test_position.sqf b/addons/common/test_position.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67793a801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/test_position.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+SCRIPT(test_position);
+
+// execVM "\x\cba\addons\common\test_position.sqf";
+
+private ["_funcName", "_value", "_result"];
+
+_funcName = "CBA_fnc_getPos";
+LOG("Testing " + _funcName);
+
+TEST_DEFINED(_funcName,"");
+
+_value = objNull;
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+#define EXPECTED [0,0,0]
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+_value = grpNull;
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+_value = ""; // marker
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+_value = locationNull;
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#define EXPECTED [1,2,0] // Pos 3D
+
+_value = EXPECTED;
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+// confirm that input array is copied
+_value set [0,-1];
+
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#define EXPECTED [1,2] // Pos 2D
+
+_value = EXPECTED;
+_result = _value call CBA_fnc_getPos;
+
+// confirm that input array is copied
+_value set [0,-1];
+
+TEST_TRUE(_result isEqualTo EXPECTED,_funcName);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////